Milagro De Cancharani, Mina

Occurrence in Puno, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055064
MRDS ID PUN0152
Record type Site
Current site name Milagro De Cancharani, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.76873, -14.2661 (WGS84)
Elevation 4800
Relative position A 43 KM DE CRUCERO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Puno(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Puno
Peru Puno

Comments on the location information

  • EL PROSPECTO SE UBICA EN EL PARAJE SALLUYO, DISTRITO DE CRUCERO, PROV. DE CARABAYA, DEPARTAMENTO DE PUNO, EN LA FALDA DE UN NEVADO PERTENECIENTE AL NEVADO ARICOMA. EL ACCESO DESDE JULIACA SE REALIZA ASI: LA MINA SE ENCUENTRA A 3 KM DE LA CARRETERA CRUCERO-LIMBANI, A 40 KM DE CRUCERO, O 169 KM DE LA ESTACION DE TIRAPATA EN EL FF.CC JULIACA-CUZCO Y A 232 KM DE JULIACA
  • Drainage area: S DE LOS DESHIELOS DE LOS NEVADOS Y QUE FORMAN EN PARTE LAS DOS LAGUNAS DE8,000 Y40,000 M2 DE SUPERFICIE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Analytical data

Result 29.4% PB, 10.1% ZN, 21.2 OZ/TC.AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.76873, -14.2661

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural: La Mineralizacion Se Emplaza Dentro De Las Fracturas

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAS ROCAS AFLORANTES LO CONSTITUYEN GRANODIORITAS QUE APARECE FRACTURADA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sr. Roberto Dammert Tode

Comments on the workings information

  • NO HAY LABORES MINERAS DE IMPORTANCIA; SE HAN REALIZADO PEQUENOS RAJOS A CIELO ABIERTO Y MEDIANTE PIQUE Y MEDIAS BARRETAS DE POCA PROFUNDIDAD QUE HAN SIDO ABANDONADAS POR INUNDACIONES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PAREJA M, RODOLFO; INFORME TECNICO MINA "MILAGRO DE CANCHARANI", BMP.1964; COD. B4057

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ESTA CONFORMADO POR UNA VETA PRINCIPAL QUE TIENE UNA LONGITUD DE AFLORAMIENTO DE 300 M Y POTENCIA DE 0.40 M; EL RUMBO PROMEDIO ES DE E-W Y BUZA CASI VERTICALMENTE AL NORTE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1994 Valenzuela Ortiz, German Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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