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San Salvador No. 27, Mina

Producer in Puno, Peru with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver
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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. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055002
MRDS ID PUN0075
Record type Site
Current site name San Salvador No. 27, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.73625, -15.53106 (WGS84)
Elevation 4350
Relative position A 20 KM EN LINEA RECTA AL NW 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

  • EL PROSPECTO SE UBICA EN EL PARAJE TACASA, DISTRITO SANTA LUCIA, PROV. LAMPA. EL ACCESO SE EFECTUA MEDIANTE LA CARRETERA JULIACA-SANTA LUCIA 60 KM (CARRETERA AFIRMADA); SANTA LUCIA-MINA 20 KM (TROCHA CARROZABLE).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR CALCOSITA, MALAQUITA, CRISOCOLA Y GALENA MASIVA EN GANGA DE PIRITA, CALCITA Y CUARZO. EL MINERAL SE PRESENTA DISEMINADO EN PARTES COMO VETILLAS Y PEQUENAS BOLSONADAS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Caolinizacion, Sericitizacion

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Volcanicos Tacaza
    Rock description Volcanicos Tacaza
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.73625, -15.53106
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fallas

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural: La Mineralizacion Se Encuentra Rellenando Fracturas En Forma Irregular

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAS ROCAS QUE AFLORAN SON DE NATURALEZA VOLCANICA CONSTITUIDOS POR ANDESITAS, BRECHAS Y AGLOMERADOS VOLCANICOS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sr. A. Bardales Fernandez

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 1343520mt ore
    Remarks This amount was in the Reserves table of old_MRDS.
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.25 wt-pct Copper Major 1985
    Silver Ag 10.9 g/mt Silver Major 1985
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 1520640mt ore
    Remarks This amount was in the Reserves and Potential Resources table of old_MRDS
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper 3.25 wt-pct Copper Major 1985
    Silver 10.89 g/mt Silver Major 1985

Comments on the workings information

  • ESTA MINA HA SIDO TRABAJADA POR MEDIO DE CORTADAS DE 122M Y 130 M; CHIMENEAS Y LABORES A TAJO ABIERTO; ADEMAS DE ELLO LOS TRABAJOS SE EFECTUAN POR EL SISTEMA DE CAMARAS Y PILARES

Comments on development

  • COMPRESORA ATLAS COPCO DE 250 P.C.M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RIVERA ZEVALLOS,JORGE; INFORME TECNICO MINA "SAN SALVADOR NO. 27"; BMP. 1980, COD. B2440

  • Reserve-Resource

    INF. TECNICO MINA "SAN SALVADOR NO. 27"; BMP. 1985; COD. B2562

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO MINERAL ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR 1 VETA Y 6 CUERPOS MINERALIZADOS EMPLAZADOS EN AGLOMERADOS Y BRECHAS Y EN LOS CUALES DE DISTRIBUYE LA MINERALIZACION

Reporter information

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

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