Santa Toribia,Mina

Occurrence in Cusco, Peru with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008035
MRDS ID CUZ0001
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Toribia,Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.70627, -14.95358 (WGS84)
Elevation 4600
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position A LOS POBLADOS DE SUCUYTAMBO (1.75 KM) Y ESPINAR (4.75 KM) EN LINEA RECTA., Est .(Tomados Del Informe).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cusco(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Cusco
Peru Cusco

Comments on the location information

  • SU ACCESO ES:ESPINAR-TROJULLO 19 KM TROCHA CARROZABLE,TROJULLO-DESVIO MINA 30 KM CARRETERA AFIRAMADA Y DESVIO MINA-MINA 3 KM CAMINO DE HERRADURA.SE TIENE RECURSOS DE AGUA QUE DISCURREN POR LAS QUEBRADAS (RIO CAYUMAYO).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • DENTRO DE LA ANDESITA SE PRESENTA FISURAS ANGOSTA CON ESCASO CONTENIDO DE OXIDOS DE COBRE.

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidacion

Analytical data

Result NO SE TOMARON MUESTRAS.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.70627, -14.95358

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Thickness 0.01M
    Width 0.1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SE TIENE CONDICIONES GEOLOGICAS DESFAVORABLES SIMILAR AL DENUNCIO VECINO DEL MISMO DUENO MINA "SANTA TORIBIA 1".

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Laurentino Chaupi Cahua.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO SE HIZO NINGUNA EVALUACION AL RESPECTO.

Comments on development

  • EL MINERO HA EFECTUADO LA EXPLORACION MEDIANTE CATEOS,MEDIAS BARRETAS SIN RESULTADO POSITIVO (POBRE MINERALIZACION).LAS LABORES ESTAN TOTALMENTE ABANDONADOS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HORACIO FERNANDEZ N. INFORME MINA "SANTA TORIBIA". BMP. 1,971. COD.B2014

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LA MIAN COMPRENDE UNA EXTENSION DE 300 HAS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-94 Condori Taipe, Tulio Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.