Santa Ana No. 6, Mina

Past Producer in Puno, Peru with commodities Copper, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  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 10055048
MRDS ID PUN0133
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Ana No. 6, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.31874, -15.6544 (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 CERRO VELACORCA, HACIENDA LARIPATA, DISTRITO CABANA, PROV. SAN ROMAN. EL ACCESO SE EFECTUA ASI: JULIACA-AREQUIPA HASTA EL KM 249 (CARRETERA AFIRMADA),LUEGO SE TOMA UNA CARRETERA AL SUR QUE VA A LA MINA JORNONI 7 KM; LUEGO SE SIGUE 3-4 KM HACIA EL W SUBIENDO LUEGO UNOS 400 M HASTA LA MINA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR CALCOPIRITA, OXIDOS Y SULFUROS SECUNDARIOS DE CU Y COMO GANGA CUARZO, PIRITA Y OXIDOS DE FE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Limonitizacion, Caolinizacion

Analytical data

Result 10.1% CU, 4.7 OZ/TC.AG, POT 22 CM

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Grupo Cabanillas
    Rock description Grupo Cabanillas

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.31874, -15.6544

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural: La Mineralizacion Se Emplaza Dentro De Las Fracturas

Comments on the geologic information

  • 1AS ROCAS QUE AFLORAN SON ARENISCAS ARCILLOSAS INTRUIDAS POR UN DIQUE ANDESITICO A LA QUE PROBABLEMENTE SE RELACIONAN LAS FRACTURAS

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. Carlos Colque Ramos

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 89.7M
    Overall length 50.29M

Comments on the workings information

  • SE HAN REALIZADO LAS SIGUIENTES LABORES MINERAS: GALERIAS DE 24, 55 Y 10.70 M; CORTADA DE 23.5 M, MEDIA BARRETA DE 6 M Y UN PIQUE DE 16 M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBILLIARD, REX; INFORME TECNICO MINA "SANTA ANA NO. 6"; BMP.1963, COD. B3462

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EN EL YACIMIENTO EXISTEN POR LO MENOS 4 ESTRUCTURAS MINERALIZADAS DEFINIDAS A DISTANCIAS ENTRE 50-100 M, TENIENDO LA VETA PRINCIPAL AFLORAMIENTO DE 50-60 M CON ANCHOS DE 0.20-0.40 M, T EL RESTO MUY ANGOSTO PERDIENDOSE EN RAMIFICACIONES

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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