Luis Carlos, Mina

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055003
MRDS ID PUN0076
Record type Site
Current site name Luis Carlos, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.77789, -14.97608 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position A 12 KM EN LINEA RECTA AL SW DE PUTINA

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 HAPUTIRA, DISTRITO PUTINA, PROV. AZANGARO. EL ACCESO SE EFECTUA A PARTIR DEL KM 20 DE LA CARRETERA PUTINA-SANDIA MEDIANTE 4 KM DE TROCHA CARROZABLE Y 2 KM DE CAMINO DE HERRADURA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR ESTIBINA, GALENA Y ESFALERITA LAS CUALES SE PRESENTAN EN FORMA DE LENTES DE 10-20 CM DE ANCHO DENTRO DE UNA MATRIZ DE CUARZO

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Volcanicos Tacaza
    Rock description Volcanicos Tacaza
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.77789, -14.97608

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Anticlinal

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO
    Strike N 50W
    Dip 80 NE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural: La Mineralizacion Se Encuentra Rellenando Fisuras En Forma De Lentes

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAS ROCAS QUE AFLORAN SON PIZARRAS

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. Carlos Perea Riveros

Comments on the production information

  • 0.5-1.0 TON/MES MINERAL ESCOGIDO CON 48% SB

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO ES POSIBLE ESTIMAR RESERVAS PROBADO-PROBABLE DEBIDO AL LABOREO EXISTENTE

Comments on the workings information

  • ESTA MINA HA SIDO TRABAJADA POR MEDIO DE GALERIAS; LAS CUALES SE ENCUENTRAN INACCESIBLES

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: POSIBILIDADES FAVORABLES DEBIDO A QUE LAS FRACTURAS MINERALIZADAS ESTAN BIEN DEFINIDAS CONTENIENDO ANTIMONIO COMERCIAL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBILLIARD, REX-FERNANDEZ, HORACIO; INFORME TECNICO MINA "LUIS CARLOS"; BMP. 1970, COD. B2455

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO MINERAL ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR 4 VETAS RECONOCIDAS DE RUMBO N 50 Y BUZ. 65 NE; DICHAS OCURRENCIAS DE ANTIMONIO, PLOMO Y ZINC AFLORAN EN UNA LONGITUD DE 200 M CON 30 CM DE POTENCIA.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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