San Braulio, Mina

Past Producer in Puno, Peru with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055042
MRDS ID PUN0126
Record type Site
Current site name San Braulio, Mina
Related records 10055038, 10055039, 10055040, 10055041, 10055044, 10099339, 10099340

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.83458, -13.81418 (WGS84)
Elevation 5000
Relative position A 17 KM DE VILUYOC

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR CRISTALES DE FERBERITA Y ALGUNAS DISEMINACIONES DE PIRITA

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

Economic information

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 Sr. Manuel Gonzales Polar

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 70.4M

Comments on the workings information

  • LAS LABORES MINERAS EJECUTADAS SON UN SOCAVON DE 70.40 M Y OTRO DE 5 M DE LONGITUD

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LA MINA SAN BRAULIO 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

Beyond USGS

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