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Cristo Rey, Mina

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10054954
MRDS ID PUN0020
Record type Site
Current site name Cristo Rey, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.6079, -15.79605 (WGS84)
Elevation 4270
Relative position A 12 KM AL SUR DE SANTA LUCIA

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 LAGUNILLAS, DIST. SANTA LUCIA, PROV. LAMPA. EL ACCESO SE HACE DE LA SIGUIENTE MANERA: JULIACA-SANTA LUCIA-LAGUNA SARACOCHA (DESVIO) MINA = 94 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MENA SE ENCUENTRA EN VENILLAS Y EN FORMA DISEMINADA

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicificacion, Ceritizacion

Analytical data

Result 4.05 OZ/TC.AG, 22.64% PB, 1.24% ZN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.6079, -15.79605
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Relleno De Fractura

Comments on the geologic information

  • EXISTEN AFLORAMIENTOS DE ROCAS VOLCANICAS: BRECHAS Y ANDESITAS, REGULARMENTE ALTERADAS, CUBREN PARTE DEL AREA CONOS DE ESCOMBROS.

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 Operator
    Owner Cambior-Southwestern .
    First year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Carlos Cervantes Nunez

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 372M
    Overall depth 45M
    Overall length 111.56M

Comments on the workings information

  • SE HAN REALIZADO LAS SIGUIENTES LABORES MINERAS: 4 GALERIAS, SIENDO LA MAYOR DE 122M 0.5 OZ/TC.AG, 3.20% CU PARA UN ANCHO DE 0.10 M.;MEDIAS BARRETAS Y CHIMENEAS

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: LA VETA "B" DA LEYES DE 4 OZ/TC.AG Y 26% PB; QUE HACEN INTERESANTE EL YACIMIENTO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LEON APARICIO, JOSE; INFORME TECNICO MINA "CRISTO REY"; BMP. 1974; COD B7408

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VETA "A" Y VETA "B": INTERESANTES POR SUS ALTOS VALORES EN LEYES DE PB. VETA "C": TIENDE A CERRARSE EN PROFUNDIDAD ; PERSPECTIVAS MINERAS NO INTERESANTES. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ES DE TIPO FILON; EL RELLENO MINERAL DE LAS FRACTURAS CONSISTE DE GALENA CON ALGO DE PLATA, ZINC Y COBRE EN ANCHO DE 20-50 CM. EXISTEN TRES VETAS : VETA A: RBO N 55 E, BUZ 80 NW, VETA B: N 61 E , BUZ 83 NW; VETA C : RBO N 60E, BUZ 85 SE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Valenzuela Ortiz, German Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 02-MAR-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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