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Suyubamba, Mina

Prospect in La Libertad, Peru with commodity Gold
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  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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Reserves and resources
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096985
MRDS ID LLB0040
Record type Site
Current site name Suyubamba, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.56809, -7.8286 (WGS84)
Elevation 2700
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position TRUJILLO-CHAGUAL: EN AVIONETA BIMOTOR, HACE UN TIEMPO DE 35 MINUTOS. CHAGUAL-SUYUBAMBA: SE RECORREN 13 KM. CAMINO DE HERRADURA EN UN TIEMPO DE 5 HORAS CON 35 MINUTOS., Est . Se Han Tomado Coordenadas Con Respecto Al Paraje De Suyubamba.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Libertad(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru La Libertad
Peru La Libertad

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION SE PRESENTA EN VETILLAS, LENTES Y DISEMINACIONES DE PIRITA.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) La Alteracion Hipogena De Caja Consiste De Una Caolinizacion Moderada. La Roca Caja De La Veta "El Carmen" Esta Constituido Por Un Porfido Andesitico, Alterado Por Silicificacion.

Analytical data

Result AU 6.15 GR/TM.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Batolito De Pataz; Volcanico Lavasen
    Rock description Batolito De Pataz;Volcanicos Lavasen
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock
    Rock unit name Complejo Del Maranon
    Rock description Complejo Del Maranon
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.56809, -7.8286
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallas (Tienen Un Rumbo N-S Y Estan Representados Por El Rio Maranon). Discordancia Erosional.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracturas. Existen 3 Juegos De Fracturas: N-S, Es El Mas Importante; Ne-Sw; Nw-Se.

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO
    Length 500M
    Width 2M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural.

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAS ROCAS MAS ANTIGUAS QUE AFLORAN EN LA ZONA LO CONSTITUYEN FILLITAS, METAANDESITAS Y ESQUISTOS PERTENECIENTES AL COMPLEJO MARANON QUE AFLORAN EN EL CAMINO DE CHAGUAL A SUYUBAMBA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Rosales Castillo, Moises

Production statistics

  • Year 1989
    Period 1989
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Au=3.26 Gr/Tm
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Gold Gold 3g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • SE ESTABLECE LA EXISTENCIA DEL TONELAJE CORRESPONDIENTE DILUYENDO LA LEY AL ANCHO MINIMO DE MINADO DE 0.80 M.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Total resources 4164000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.26 g/mt Gold Major 1989

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LAS RESERVAS SE HAN HECHO CONSIDERANDO UN ANCHO MINIMO DE MINADO DE 0.80 M.
  • LAS RESERVAS SE HAN HECHO DE TODAS LAS VETAS

Comments on development

  • LA EXPLORACION SUPERFICIAL TODAVIA FALTA COMPLETARLA. LA EXPLORACION SUBTERRANEA SE EFECTUA CON GALERIAS, CHIMENEAS, PEQUENOS PIQUES Y MEDIAS BARRETAS ; TOTAL$: 0.818 ; EXPL$: 0.409 ; DEV$: 0.409 ; ECON.COM: EL PROGRAMA DE EXPLORACION Y DESARROLLO SE RESUME EN GALERIAS, CHIMENEAS, TUBOS Y RIELES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ SANCHEZ, FRANK. INFORME TECNICO MINA SUYUBAMBA, 1989. INFORME DEL BANCO MINERO DEL PERU B3712.

  • Deposit

    WILSON, JOHN. GEOLOGIA DEL CUADRANGULO DE PATAZ, 1967

  • Production

    BANCO MINERO DEL PERU

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ESTA COMFORMADO POR UN SISTEMA DE VETAS (EL CARMEN, PADRE DE DIOS, SAN VICENTE, EL PAUCO Y OTROS), LOS CUALES FORMAN UN ABANICO QUE VA DESDE N67W HASTA N89W; SOLAMENTE LA VETA LA ESTRELLA INTERSECTA A ESTE ABANICO CON UN RUMBO N60E. EN GENERAL LA ESTRUCTURA ES BANDEADA Y MUY LOCALMENTE BRECHADA EN LA INTERSECCION DE FALLAS.
Deposit VEA RECORD NUMBER TC38638. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-94 Pantoja Moran, Francis Judith Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-AUG-94 Manuel Paz Maidana Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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