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Titinahui B, Mina

Occurrence in Puno, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10054993
MRDS ID PUN0064
Record type Site
Current site name Titinahui B, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.47124, -14.79109 (WGS84)
Elevation 4900

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 EL PARAJE CAHUANOSO GRANDE Y NINO MUNECO, DISTRITO DE ASILLO, PROV. AZANGARO. EL ACCESO SE EFECTUA ASI: JULIACA-TIRAPATA-DESVIO MINA 81 KM (CARRETERA AFIRMADA), DESVIO MINA-MINA 5 KM (TROCHA CARROZABLE)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR GALENA EN HILOS, FINAMENTE CRISTALIZADA, DISEMINADA Y MASIVA CONSTITUYENDO MATRIZ DE MATERIAL BRECHADO

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Limonitizacion, Silicificacion

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.47124, -14.79109
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Falla De Rumbo N 25e, Buz. 40 Se

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO
    Strike N 62E
    Dip 70 NW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural: La Mineralizacion Se Encuentra Rellenando Fracturas

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN LA ZONA AFLORAN ROCAS SEDIMENTARIAS CONSTITUIDAS POR ARENISCAS, CALIZAS Y LUTITAS DE COLOR GRIS OSCURO Y ROCAS METAMORFICAS COMO PIZARRAS Y CUARCITAS

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-Operator
    Owner Sr. Miguel Salas Pacheco

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Total resources 610000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 4.665 g/mt Silver Major 1979
    Lead Pb 10.95 wt-pct Lead Major 1979

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.015HA
    Length 75M
    Overall depth 5M
    Overall length 27.43M
    Overall width 5M

Comments on the workings information

  • ESTA MINA HA SIDO TRABAJADA MEDIANTE TAJOS ABIERTOS, SIENDO LA MAYOR DIMENSION 30 M DE LARGO, 5 M DE ANCHO Y 2 M DE PROF.; PIQUE DE 6.80 M DE PROFUNDIDAD

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SARDON ESPEZUA, EDGAR; INFORME TECNICO MINA "TITINAHUI B"; BMP. 1979, COD. B2307

  • Reserve-Resource

    INF. TECNICO; BMP. 1979, COD. B2307

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ESTA FORMADO POR TRES ZONAS: A, B Y C; SIENDO ESTA ULTIMA LA MAS IMPORTANTE Y EN DONDE SE HA OBSERVADO UNA ESTRUCTURA DE 150 M DE LONGITUD DE AFLORAMIENTO, RUMBO N 48W, BUZ. 50 NE; PRESENTA UN RAMAL DE RUMBO N 30W Y 58 NE. LA MINERALIZACION ES GALENA, CALCITA Y OXIDOS DE FE; LAS CAJAS NO ESTAN BIEN DEFINIDAS Y PRESENTAN ESPEJOS DE FALLA
Deposit LAS ZONAS A Y B HAN SIDO RECONOCIDAS POR TRABAJOS ANTIGUOS Y QUE SE HALLAN INACCESIBLES ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

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

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