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San Vicente, Mina

Past Producer in Puno, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  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 10055038
MRDS ID PUN0121
Record type Site
Current site name San Vicente, Mina
Related records 10055039, 10055040, 10055041, 10055042, 10055044, 10099339, 10099340

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.83458, -13.81418 (WGS84)
Elevation 5000
Relative position A 4 KM DE CHIMBOYA

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 ENCUENTRA EN LA DIVISORIA DE LOS RIOS SALOCA, MARCAPATA, SAN GABAN Y CORANI. EL ACCESO SE REALIZA ASI: JULIACA-AYAVIRI-SANTA ROSA- NUNOA-DESVIO MACUSANI-VILUYOC-CHIMBOYA 321 KM; CHIMBOYA-SAN VICENTE 4 KM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR BANDAS DE GALENA ARGENTIFERA DE 5 A 60 CM DE DISTRIBUCION EN ROSARIOEN GANGA DE CUARZO

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.83458, -13.81418
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Falla

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural: La Mineralizacion Se Encuentra Rellenando Fracturas

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAS ROCAS DE LA BASE SON PIZARRAS METAMORFICAS CON POCA CUARCITA, SOBRE LAS CUALES SE HAN DERRAMADO LAVAS TRAQUITICAS, A VECES BASALTICAS Y OTRAS DACITICAS. EN FORMA DESORDENADA SE HALLAN REPARTIDOS ALGUNOS AFLORAMIENTOS INTRUSIVOS DE TIPO ANDESITICO EN FORMA DE DIQUES. EXISTEN TAMBIEN MANTOS DE TUFOS Y CENIZAS VOLCANICAS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1957

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Srs. Mario Francisco Herrera Y Miguel Vega Seminario

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1962
    Total resources 1000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 7.5 wt-pct Lead Major 1962
    Silver Ag 74.648 g/mt Silver Major 1962

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 200M

Comments on the workings information

  • SE HA REALIZADO UNA TAJEO DE 30 M DE LARGO, GALERIAS QUE SUMAN 200M HORIZONTALES Y CRUCERO DE MAS DE 100M

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: LA LEY ES BAJA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBILLIARD C, REX; INFORME TECNICO MINA "SAN VICENTE"; BMP. 1962, COD. B3262

  • Reserve-Resource

    INF. TECNICO MINA SAN VICENTE; BMP 1962, COD B3262

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO MINERAL ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR FRACTURAS MINERALIZADAS DE RUMBO N 50W Y BUZ 85 SW Y POTENCIA DE 20 A 160 CM
Deposit LA MINA SAN VICENTE PERTENECE A LAS MINAS DE LA REGION DE CHIMBOYA ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

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

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