Martha 2, Mina

Past Producer in Puno, Peru with commodities Antimony, Lead, 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. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055067
MRDS ID PUN0156
Record type Site
Current site name Martha 2, Mina
Related records 10055019, 10055022

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.70486, -13.9514 (WGS84)
Elevation 5500
Relative position LA MINA SE ENCUENTRA A 251.5 KM DE LA CIUDAD DE JULIACA

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 LOS PARAJES COLLPA, QUELLOPUNCCO Y POCCOHUAPA; DISTRITO DE CORANI, PROV. CARABAYA. EL ACCESO SE REALIZA DESDE JULIACA: JULIACA-NUNOA-COLLPA 250 KM (CARRETERA AFIRMADA), COLLPA-MINA 1.5 KM (CAMINO DE HERRADURA)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR GALENA CON CONTENIDO DE PLATA, ESTIBINA MASIVA Y CRISTALIZADA EN FORMA ACICULAR RADIADA CUYOS CRISTALES ALCANZAN LOS 10 CM DE LONGITUD

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Limonitizacion

Analytical data

Result 1.7 OZ/TC.AG, 6.50% PB, 0.37% AS

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.70486, -13.9514

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural: La Mineralizacion Se Encuentra Como Relleno De Fractura

Comments on the geologic information

  • LOS AFLORAMIENTOS ESTAN CONSTITUIDOS POR UNA SECUENCIA DE ROCAS VOLCANICAS CONFORMADAS POR ANDESITAS Y TUFOS VOLCANICOS DE COLOR BLANQUESINO, PERO GRAN PARTE DEL AREA ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR DERRUBIOS Y MORRENAS GLACIARES

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. Rolando Lino Delgado

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Total resources 315000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 10.94 wt-pct Antimony Major 1979

Comments on the workings information

  • SE HAN REALIZADO GALERIA DE 10M, RAJOS ABIERTOS DE 15,10 Y 20 M DE LARGO, MEDIA BARRETA DE 8 Y 6 M; PIQUE DE 7.40 M Y CORTADAS DE 29 M

Comments on development

  • COMPRESORA ; ECON.COM: POSIBILIDADES FAVORABLES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SARDON ESPEZUA, EDGAR; INFORME TECNICO MINA "MARTHA 2"; BMP. 1979, COD. B2787

  • Reserve-Resource

    INF. TECNICO MINA MARTHA 2; BMP 1979; COD. B4212

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR 11 FRACTURAS MINERALIZADAS DE RUMBOS PROMEDIOS N 38W, S 83E, N 60E; BUZAMIENTOS DE 77 SW, 64NW, 81 NE; CON CORRIDAS DE HASTA 240 M Y POTENCIAS DE HASTA 15 M

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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