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San Martin, Mina

Past Producer in Puno, Peru with commodities Copper, Gold
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  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. Geologic structures
  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 10055012
MRDS ID PUN0086
Record type Site
Current site name San Martin, Mina
Related records 10055013

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.29457, -15.80689 (WGS84)

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 UBICA EN LOS CERROS HUALLANI, QUERAYA Y HUAYRALUMA, DISTRITO MANAZO Y VILQUE, PROV. PUNO. EL ACCESO SE REALIZA POR UNA TROCHA MINERA DE 5 KM QUE CONECTA CON LA CARRETERA PANAMERICANA (AREQUIPA-MANAZO-PUNO) A 40 KM AL OESTE DE PUNO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR DISEMINACIONES DE CRISOCOLA, MALAQUITA , CALCOSINA , OXIDOS DE MANGANESO, OLIGISTO

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.29457, -15.80689
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Falla

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO
    Strike N 85-95 E
    Dip 15-25 N

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural: La Mineralizacion Se Encuentra Como Relleno De Fractura

Comments on the geologic information

  • LOS AFLORAMIENTOS ESTAN CONSTITUIDOS POR ARENISCAS ARCOSICAS DE COLOR PARDO CLARO DE GRANO MEDIO CON MATERIAL CALCAREO CEMENTANTE ; LUTITAS Y EN MENOR PROPORCION CONGLONERADOS. TODA ESTA SECUENCIA ESTA INTRUIDA POR UN STOCK DE DIORITA DE FORMA IRREGULAR COMPUESTA DE FELDESPATOS CALCICOS

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. Dionisio Silva A.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1961
    Total resources 1360000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 10.29 wt-pct Copper Major 1961
    Gold Au 14.929 g/mt Gold Major 1961

Comments on the workings information

  • SE HAN REALIZADO GALERIAS, CORTADAS, PEQUENOS RAJOS Y NUMEROSOS PIQUES

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: MUY BUENAS POSIBILIDADES DEBIDO A LA LEY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRAMBILLA E., DANTE; INFORME TECNICO MINA "SAN MARTIN"; BMP. 1961, COD. B7478

  • Reserve-Resource

    INF. TECNICO MINA SAN MARTIN; BMP.1961, COD. B7478

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR DOS VETAS, UNA DE ELLAS PROMEDIA 4 CM DE POTENCIA

Reporter information

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

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