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Tres Marias, Mina

Occurrence in Puno, Peru with commodities Copper, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10054953
MRDS ID PUN0019
Record type Site
Current site name Tres Marias, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.61458, -14.25111 (WGS84)
Relative position A 23 KM AL NORTE DE NUNOA

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

  • PARAJE HUARIFUMBANA, DIST. NUNOA, PROV. MELGAR.EL ACCESO A ESTA MINA SE REALIZA POR UN DESVIO DE 5 KM QUE EXISTE EN EL KM 22 DE LA CARRETERA QUE VA DE MACUSANI A NUNOA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA VETA PRESENTA CARACTER LENTICULAR EN SU MINERALOGIA

Analytical data

Result 2.32% CU, 0.78 AG.OZ/TC

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.61458, -14.25111
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Relleno De Fractura

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA ROCA AFLORANTE ES ARENISCA GRIS, SIN ESTRATIFICACION.

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. Pbro. Raul Benavente Rodriguez

Comments on the production information

  • NO HAY GARANTIA EN INCREMENTO DE LA PRODUCCION

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO TIENE RESERVAS DE MINERAL CUBICABLE, NI SE PUEDE ESTIMAR SU TONELAJE POTENCIAL. ES UNA OPERACION SUB-MARGINAL.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 100HA
    Length 41M
    Overall length 19.2M

Comments on the workings information

  • EXISTEN LAS SIGUIENTES LABORES MINERAS: CORTADAS Y TRINCHERAS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LEON APARICIO, JOSE; INFORME ECONOMICO MINA "TRES MARIAS"; BMP. 1968; COD. B2102

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE TRATA DE UN DEPOSITO FILONEANO, TIENE UN RUMBO DE N 24 E Y BUZ. 70 SE

Reporter information

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

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