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Francisca No. 2, Mina.

Past Producer in Cusco, Peru with commodities Copper, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  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 10086992
MRDS ID CUZ0072
Record type Site
Current site name Francisca No. 2, Mina.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.43016, -14.42833 (WGS84)
Elevation 3880
Relative position A 9 KM DE LA LOCALIDAD DE MARANGANI.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cusco(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Cusco
Peru Cusco

Comments on the location information

  • SE UBICA EN EL PARAJE DE ANTA. SU ACCESO SE HACE POR CARRETERA HASTA EL PUEBLO DE MARANGANI, DE ALLI SE LLEGA A LA MINA MEDIANTE UN RECORRIDO DE 10 KM DE CAMINO DE HERRADURA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LAS OCURRENCIAS MINERALIZADAS DE COBRE INTERESTRATIFICADAS EN ARENISCAS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result VETA 1:CU=5.58% AG=3.2 OZ/TC VETA 2:CU=4.17% AG=2.5 OZ/TC.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.43016, -14.42833
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N40W
    Dip 80SW

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA MINA ESTA CONSTITUIDOS POR LAS VETAS 1 Y 2.

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
    Owner Sra. Filiberta Cardenas De Tejada.

Comments on the production information

  • EXISTEN EN CANCHA 4 TM DE MINERAL ESCOGIDO PROVENIENTES DE LA VETA 1.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 224000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1970
    Silver Ag 34.213 g/mt Silver Major 1970

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 150M
    Overall length 210.31M
    Overall width 2M

Comments on development

  • LAS VETAS HAN SIDO RECONOCIDO Y EXPLOTADOS PARCIALMENTE NE LA DECADA DE 1940 POR ANTERIORES PROPIETARIOS, EXISTEN RAJOS ABIERTOS (30 M DE LONGITUD,GALERIAS 100 M Y CORTADAS DE 20 M (VETA 1) Y UNA MEDIA BARRETA DE 30 M (VETA 2).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HORACIO FERNANDEZ NUNEZ. INFORME MINA FRANCISCA NO. 2. BMP 1,970 COD.B6614

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LAS POSIBILIDADES SON DESFAVORABLES POR TENER ESTRUCTURAS MINERALIZADAS ANGOSTAS Y NO MUESTRAN CONTINUIDAD,MINERAL DE COBRE FINAMENE DESIMINADOS,LA OPERACION DE LA MINA ES SUBMARGINAL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1994 Condori Taipe, Tulio Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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