San Antonio, Mina

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008078
MRDS ID CUZ0062
Record type Site
Current site name San Antonio, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.88297, -13.33114 (WGS84)
Elevation 3950
Relative position A LA LOCALIDAD DE SANTA TEREZA.

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

  • LA MINA SE ENCUENTRA ENCUADRADA DENTRO DE LA REGION YANAMA. SU ACCESO ES SEGUN ITERINARIO: CUZCO-CHAULLAY 181 KM CARRETERA AFIRMADA, CHAULLAY-YUPANGA (LUCMA) 60 KM TROCHA CARROZABLE Y YUPANGA-MINA 60 KM CAMINO DE HERRADURA. RECURSO HIDRICO ES ESCASO,RIO YANAMA ES POCO ALEJADO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LAS ESTRUCTURAS MINERALIZADAS EMPLAZADAS EN ARENISCAS,PIZARRAS Y ESQUISTOS PIZARROSAS.LOS MINERALES SON GALENA ARGENTIFERA CON VALORES DE PB Y AG EN FORMA DE PEQUNOS LENTES.

Analytical data

Result EN LA VETA SAN ANTONIO (AG=7.23 OZ/TC , PB=16.5%) Y VETA RUSBELL (AG=13.3OZ/TC ,PB=20.5%).

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.88297, -13.33114

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N-S Y S60W VETAS SAN ANTONIO Y SAN JUAN RESPECTIVAMENTE)
    Dip 20-30 E Y 33SE

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA MINA ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR VETAS 4 VETAS: SAN ANTONIO,EL CARMEN,RUSBELL Y SAN JUAN.A 200 M AL ESTE DE LA VETA DE SAN JUAN EXISTE UNA NUEVA LABOR,BASTANTE SUPERFICIAL,SIGUE EN ESTRATOS MONTEADO DE ESQUISTOS EXISTE UN PEQUENO LENTES DE POTENCIA 10 CM.

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 Sra. Maria Vargas De Romainville

Comments on the production information

  • EN CANCHAS EXISTEN 7 TM DE MINERAL ESCOGIDO ES PRODUCTO DE TRABAJOS DE ANOS ANTERIORES CON LEYES AG=75.9 OZ/TC PB=66.5%.EXISTE EN LA LABOR NUEVA SAN JUAN 1.5 TM DE MINERAL ESCOGIDO.

Comments on the workings information

  • TODOS LAS VETAS HAN SIDO EXPLOTADAS EN SU MINERAL EN FORMA DIRECTA,MEDIANTE TAJOS Y GALERIAS.

Comments on development

  • LA VETA SAN ANTONIO HA SIDO RECONOCIDA MEDIANTE 2 GALERIAS CON UNA DIFERENCIA DE ALTURA 10 M, SOLO ACCESIBLE EN PEQUENO TRAMO CON RUMBO 20-30E.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CARLOS PERCY ROSAS VILLANUEVA INFORME MINA SAN ANTONIO BMP.1,978 COD.B4379

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1994 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.