| Deposit ID | 10055021 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | PUN0098 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fortaleza, Mina |
| Alternate or previous names | Fortaleza |
| Related records | 10055020 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.17207, -14.50944 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4800 |
| Relative position | SE ENCUENTRA EL PROSPECTO A 41 KM DE ROSARIO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Puno(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Puno |
| Peru | Puno |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Result | 0.24% CU, 0.18% PB, 0.20% ZN, 129 GR/TM.AG, 0.4 GR/TM.AU |
|---|
| (1) | -70.17207, -14.50944 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sinclinal |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fallas |
| General form | PLANO |
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| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | M. Hochschild And Co. Ltda. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sr. Rafael Zapater |
| Year | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | SB | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^63% | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 300M |
| Overall depth | 13M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | PUN0098 |
BRAMBILLA P, DANTE; INFORME TECNICO MINA "FORTALEZA"; BMP. 1962, COD. B2827
US AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1959: PIAN REGIONAL PARA EL DESARROLLO DEL SUR DEL PERU, PS/A/5, V. 2, LOS RECURSOS MINERALS, LIMA PERU, P. 150.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EL YACIMIENTO ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR UNA ZONA DE CIZALLAMIENTO QUE CORRE A LO LARGO DE UN CONTACTO DE RIOLITA LA CUAL APARECE MUY ALTERADA; LOS FELDESPATOS HAN SIDO REEMPLAZADOS POR CAOLIN Y SE ENCUENTRAN CRISTALES DISEMINADOS DE CALCOPIRITA. |
| Deposit | EL DESCUBRIMIENTO DE ESTA MINA DATA DESDE LA COLONIA; LOS PRIMEROS TRABAJOS SE HICIERON POR PLATA; POSTERIORMENTE EL INTERES PASO AL COBRE Y FUE POR ESTE METAL QUE SE HICIERON LA MAYOR PARTE DE LAS LABORES QUE ACTUALMENTE SE ENCUENTRAN DERRUMBADAS ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1994 | Valenzuela Ortiz, German | Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1993 | Restrepo, Pedro | U.S. Geological Survey |
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