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Santo Domingo

Past Producer in Puno, Peru with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279807
MRDS ID PUN0012
MAS/MILS ID 3330390010
Record type Site
Current site name Santo Domingo
Related records 10054947

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -69.59955, -13.89779 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Puno(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Puno

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -69.59955, -13.89779
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 11M
    Length 7000M
    Width 10M
    Area 150HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONITIZATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 100
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 50
    Total Surface Area (HA) 150
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Santo Domingo

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Canadian Early Bird Mines
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1971

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 150HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method DREDGING
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 0
    Primary Material Cover QUICKSAND
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore QUICKSAND
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 3
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 90
    Capacity 22000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost .15
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 310
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1975
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PURSER, W., 1971, METAL-MINING IN PERU, PAST AND PRESENT: PR

  • Deposit

    PUBS., NEW YORK, 339 PGS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

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