| Deposit ID | 10304356 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3330390013 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rio Potoni |
| Alternate or previous names | Natomas |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -69.71956, -14.49777 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Puno(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Puno |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -69.71956, -14.49777 |
|---|
| Thickness | 10M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 5000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 100M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 100HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Offshore |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1961 |
| District name | Rio Potoni |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Natomas Co. Of Peru |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3330390013 |
PURSER, W. F., 1971, METAL MINING IN PERU: PRAEGER PUBS., N.
193, 198-200.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1975, INTERN. DIRECTORY OF M
MCGRAW HILL, N.Y., P. 257.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CERRO DE PASCO ACTED AS SELLING AGENT IN 1971, AU RECOVERED CARATS, REMAINDER AG, ONE 9 CU. FT. DRAG MOVES 10000 CU. YD. DEPTH REACHED IS 30 FT, CUTOFF GRADE IN 1971 WAS 0.1 GRAM PE LOCATION FROM PURSER. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Ljb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.