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San Cosme, Mina

Past Producer in Puno, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  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 10055036
MRDS ID PUN0118
Record type Site
Current site name San Cosme, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.27374, -16.11688 (WGS84)
Elevation 4500

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 MACHACALLO, DISTRITO SAN ANTONIO DE ESQUILACHE, PROV. PUNO. EL ACCESO SE EFECTUA ASI: JULIACA-PUNO 42 KM (CARRETERA ASFALTADA), PUNO-SAN ANTONIO DE ESQUILACHE 86 KM (CARRET. AFIRMADA Y TROCHA)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR GALENA ARGENTIFERA Y ESFALERITA EN GANGA DE CALCITA Y PIRITA

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Volc. Tacaza A
    Rock description Volc. Tacaza A
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.27374, -16.11688
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural: La Mineralizacion Se Encuentra Rellenando Fisuras

Comments on the geologic information

  • 1AS ROCAS QUE AFLORAN SON VOLCANICOS : ANDESITAS Y TUFOS DACITICOS RECRISTALIZADOS GRIS CLARO QUE INTEMPERIZAN A COLOR BLANQUECINO, BRECHAS ANDECITICAS VIOLACEAS Y LAVAS INTRUSIVAS DE COMPOSICION ANDESITICA Y COLORACION PARDUZCA OSCURA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sr. Amadeo Vidangos Centellas

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Total resources 8463000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 5.92 wt-pct Lead Major 1980
    Zinc Zn 4.34 wt-pct Zinc Major 1980
    Silver Ag 125.346 g/mt Silver Major 1980

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 40M

Comments on the workings information

  • ESTA MINA HA SIDO TRABAJADA POR TAJEO DE 3O M

Comments on development

  • DOS COMPRESORAS ATLAS COPCO DE 163 P3

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LANDEO G., VICTOR; INFORME TECNICO MINA "SAN COSME"; BMP. 19870, COD. B50832489

  • Reserve-Resource

    INF. TECNICO MINA SAN COSME; BMP. 1980; COD. 5083

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO MINERAL ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR 1 VETA PRINCIPAL DE RUMBO N 50E, BUZ 80 SE, 1.50 M DE POT. Y UN AFLORAMIENTO DE 120 M

Reporter information

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

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