El Angel, Mina

Prospect in Moquegua, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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 10097318
MRDS ID MOQ0009
Record type Site
Current site name El Angel, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.85875, -16.36271 (WGS84)
Elevation 3100
Relative position LA MINA DISTA 40 KM.AL SUROESTE DE OMATE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Moquegua(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Moquegua
Peru Moquegua

Comments on the location information

  • EL YACIMIENTO SE UBICA EN LOS PARAJES DE ANTAPE Y TONCHAYA, DEL DISTRITO DE UBINAS. EL ACCESO ES DESDE AREQUIPA, SIGUIENDO: AREQUIPA-KM. 70 CARRETRA A PUNO 70 KM. (CARRETERA AFIRMADA); DESVIO-PUNTA DE CARRETERA 70 KM. (CARRETERA AFIRMADA); PTA. CARRETERA-MINA 0.2 KM. (CARRETERA DE HERRADURA).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION SE PRESENTA EN FORMA DISEMINADA Y CONCENTRADA EN VENAS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.85875, -16.36271

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO
    Strike N 50W
    Dip 80NE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural (Fracturas)

Comments on the geologic information

  • EL AREA SE ENCUENTRA CUBIERTO POR TUFOS VOLCANICOS Y DERRAMES ANDESITICOS, PROVENIENTES DEL VOLCAN UBINAS DE COLOR ROJO PARDUZCO A GRIS AMARILLETENTO.

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 Operator
    Owner Sr. Gomez Gutierrez, Jesus
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Gomez Gutierrez, Jesus.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Total resources 5000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 52.875 g/mt Silver Major 1980

Comments on the workings information

  • SE REALIZARON DOS CATEOS Y UNA GALERIA. EN LA VETA DE VOLCANMAYO SE DETERMINO: 0.97 M. DE ESPESOR CON 1.5 OZ/TC AG.; 4,53% PB; 9.19% ZN. EN QUILISHACA TENEMOS: 1.20 M. DE ESPESOR CON 1.1 OZ/TC AG.; 2.00% PB.; 4.50% ZN.

Comments on development

  • LAS ESTRUCTURAS MINERALIZADAS SON MUY INTERESANTES, TANTO POR SUS ESPESORES COMO POR LA CALIDAD DEL MINERAL PRESENTE, CONSTITUYENDOSE EN UN YACIMIENTO POLIMETALICO DE PLOMMO, ZINC, CON ALTO CONTENIDO DE PLATA Y COBRE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ING. RIVERA ZEVALLOS, JORGE INFOME TECNICO MINA "EL ANGEL" BMP. 1980; COD.: 6951

  • Reserve-Resource

    INFORME TECNICO MINA "EL ANGEL" B6951

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LAS ESTRUCTURAS MINERALIZADAS SE ENCUENTRAN EMPLAZADAS EN LAS ROCAS ANDESITICAS CON ESPESORES DE HASTA 4.0 M. CONTENIENDO OXIDOS DE FIERRO, GALENA, Y ESFARELITA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Reducindo Diaz, Jorge Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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