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Miguel Angel No. 1, Mina

Past Producer in Puno, Peru with commodities Copper, Silver
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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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099344
MRDS ID PUN0158
Record type Site
Current site name Miguel Angel No. 1, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.30846, -13.99778 (WGS84)
Elevation 4550
Relative position A 334 KM DE MACUSANI

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

  • PARAJE SUSUYA, DIST. MACUSANI, PROV. CARABAYA. EL ACCESO SE EFECTUA ASI: JULIACA-MACUSANI-MINA 334 KM (CARRETERA AFIRMADA, CARROZABLE Y HERRADURA)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR CALCOPIRITA Y OCACIONALMENTE MALAQUITA, COBRE NATIVO, CUPRITA Y AZURITA EN GANGA DE OXIDO DE FE, CUARZO Y CALCITA; ESPORADICAMENTE CALCOSINA EN HILOS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Limonitizacion

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.30846, -13.99778
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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

  • EN EL AREA AFLORAN ROCAS VOLCANICAS CONSTITUIDAS POR ANDESITAS

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 Sr. Alejo Yucra Vazquez

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Total resources 1495000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 13.79 wt-pct Copper Major 1979
    Silver Ag 582.566 g/mt Silver Major 1979

Comments on the workings information

  • EN EL AREA DE LA MINA SE HAN REALIZADO GALERIAS DE 30 Y 113 M, PIQUES DE 10 M Y RAJOS ABIERTOS DE 1M Y 12 M DE LARGO

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: MUY BUENAS POSIBILIDADES POR SUS CARACTERISTICAS ESTRUCTURALES Y PERSISTENCIA DE LA MINERALIZACION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SARDON ESPEZUA, EDGAR, INFORME TECNICO MINA "MIGUEL ANGEL NO. 1"; BMP. 1979; COD. B4217

  • Reserve-Resource

    INF. TECNICO MINA MIGUEL ANGEL NO. 1, BMP. 1979, COD. B4217

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ESTA FORMADO POR DOS ESTRUCTURAS PRINCIPALES DE RUMBOS N 12E, N 5W, BUZ VARIADO Y VERTICAL RESPECTIVAMENTE; CON LONGITUDES DE AFLORAMIENTO DE 180 A 200 M Y POTENCIAS DE 1 A 1.50 M

Reporter information

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

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