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Copacabana, Mina

Past Producer in Puno, Peru with commodities Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099341
MRDS ID PUN0131
Record type Site
Current site name Copacabana, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.59401, -15.80911 (WGS84)
Elevation 4140
Relative position A 7 KM DE SANTA LUCIA

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 ENCUENTRA UBICADO EN EL CERRO YURAC COJA, PARAJE LA COMPUERTA, DISTRITO CABANA, PROV. SAN ROMAN. EL ACCESO SE REALIZA ASI: JULIACA-STA. LUCIA-DESVIO LA COMPUERTA-MINA 72 KM (CARRETERA AFIRMADA)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Primary
Lead Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR MALAQUITA, CRISOCOLA EN BANDAS, CALCOSINA EN OJOS E HILOS, ESPORADICAMENTE EN FORMA DISEMINADA GALENA; ESFALERITA EN BANDAS E HILOS, CHISPAS DE CALCOPIRITA ENGLOBADOS POR COBRE GRIS, ENARGITA EN VENILLAS. DENTRO DE LA GANGA TENEMOS CUARZO, PIRITA, MARCASITA Y CALCITA

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Limonitizacion, Silicificacion, Caolinizacion

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.59401, -15.80911
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fallas, Pliegues

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural: La Mineralizacion Se Encuentra Rellenando Fracturas

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN LA ZONA AFLORAN AGLOMERADOS VOLCANICOS DE COLORACION GRIS A ROJIZO INTRUIDOS POR UN STOCK DE GRANITO. EXISTEN FRACTURAS CON DIRECCION NE-SW Y NW-SE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Soc. Min. R. Ltda. Huascar De Puno

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 1497000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 229.854 g/mt Silver Major 1975
    Zinc Zn 2.67 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1975
    Copper Cu 3.21 wt-pct Copper Major 1975
    Lead Pb 3.23 wt-pct Lead Minor 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 295M
    Overall length 219.46M

Comments on the workings information

  • LAS LABORES MINERAS EJECUTADAS HAN SIDO CATEOS SUPERFICIALES QUE NO PROFUNDIZAN MAS DE 3 M; 2 GALERIAS DE 240 M Y 45 M DE LONGITUD Y 1 CORTADA DE 200 M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FLORES PINEDA, GALO; INFORME TECNICO MINA "COPACABANA"; BMP. 1975, COD. B336

  • Reserve-Resource

    INF. TECNICO MINA COPACABANA; BMP. 1975, COD B3361

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO MINERAL ES DE FACIES MESO A EPITERMAL DEL TIPO RELLENO DE FISURA, ENCONTRANDOSE 6 ESTRUCTURAS DE RUMBO S 68E; BUZ 45-70SW ; CON 10 A 150 M DE LONGITUD DE AFLORAMIENTO

Reporter information

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

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