Lucero, Prospecto

Prospect in Junin, Peru with commodities Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold
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. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10088496
MRDS ID JUN0054
Record type Site
Current site name Lucero, Prospecto

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.08166, -11.66149 (WGS84)
Elevation 4700
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position YAULI, Est Ubicacion De La Ciudad De Yauli

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Junin(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Junin
Peru Junin

Comments on the location information

  • DISTRITO Y PROVINCIA DE YAULI, DEPARTAMENTO DE JUNIN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue

Analytical data

Result AG:3.37 OZ/TC, CU:5.43 %.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.08166, -11.66149

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.09M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracturas

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Cutt-Off S.A.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Total resources 1720000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 104.818 g/mt Silver Major 1972
    Copper Cu 5.43 wt-pct Copper Major 1972

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • COMO RESERVAS PROSPECTIVAS SE TIENE 1,721 TMH DE MINERAL CON LAS MISMAS LEYES DADAS ANTERIORMENTE.

Comments on the workings information

  • LAS OPERACIONES A LA FECHA SON DE DESARROLLO, LA PERFORACION ES CON MAQUINA; EL PERSONAL ES DE 4 HOMBRES, EL RITMO DE TRABAJO ES VARIADO POR PROBLEMAS DE PERSONAL.

Comments on development

  • EL DESARROLLO ES A TRAVES DE UN ESQUISTO PIZARROSO. SE JUSTIFICAN LAS EXPLORACIONES REALIZADAS PORQUE HAN SERVIDO PARA RECONOCER LAS VETAS. ; ECON.COM: SOLICITA AL BMP UN PRESTAMO AMPLIATORIO POR S/. 650,000.00

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PROTZEL ANGEL MINA LUCERO BMP 1969 INGEMMET B3993

  • Deposit

    GARCIA AGUIRRE O. MINA LUCERO BMP 1972 INGEMMET B3994

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EN LA PARTE FINAL DE LA GALERIA A TRAVES DE UN ESQUISTO PIZARROSO EXISTE UNA APARENTE ZONA DE CONTACTO CON ROCA VOLCANICA. LAS VETAS INTERCEPTADAS A TRAVES DE ESTE RECORRIDO SON EN NUMERO DE SEIS, TENIENDO SUS TRAZAS UNA ORIENTACION GENERAL DE ESTE A OESTE. LAS CINCO PRIMERAS VETAS SON SIMILARES EN SUS CARACTERISTICAS, CON VALORES EN CU, DENTRO DE UN MEDIO DE ABUNDANTE PIRITA. LA SEXTA VETA SERA EN LA ZONA DE CONTACTO Y OFRECE, EN CAMBIO, VALORES DE PLATA Y PLOMO. LAS VETAS CONSISTEN DE FRACTURAS MINERALIZADAS DENTRO DE UN ESQUISTO PIZARROSO. EL MINERAL PRINCIPAL ES LA CHALCOPIRITA CON ALGO DE GALENA Y BLENDA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-94 Alva Ruiz, Jose L. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-MAR-94 Gonzales Chavez, Rosa Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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