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Don Arturo, Mina

Past Producer in Puno, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  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 10099327
MRDS ID PUN0041
Record type Site
Current site name Don Arturo, Mina
Related records 10054974

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.96706, -14.26777 (WGS84)
Elevation 4600
Relative position A 11 KM AL NE DEL PUEBLO DE CRUCERO (TROCHA CARROZABLE)

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

  • SE UBICA EN EL CERRO YANAORCO, PARAJE URINSAYA. EL ACCESO DESDE JULIACA SE EFECTUA ASI: 195 KM (CARRETERA AFIRMADA) HASTA CRUCERO (VIA TIRAPATA), 20 KM (TROCHA CARROZABLE) A CAMPAMENTO TAMBOPATA, DE TAMBOPATA HACIA LA MINA 7 KM (TROCHA CARROZABLE)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ES DE GALENA Y CALCOPIRITA . LA GALENA SE PRESENTA EN HILOS Y TAMBIEN EN FORMA DISEMINADA ASOCIADA A HEMATITA, MAGNETITA Y PSILOMELANO

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.96706, -14.26777
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Litologico Y Estructural: La Mineralizacion Se Encuentra Interestratificada Y Rellenando Fracturas

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL AREA AFLORAN ARENISCAS, LUTITAS Y CALIZAS. EXISTEN TAMBIEN INTRUSIONES DE UN STOCK DE DIORITA; GRAN PARTE DEL AREA ESTA CUBIERTA POR MATERIAL ALUVIAL

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 Operator
    Owner Cerro De Pasco Corp.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Miguel Salas Pacheco

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Total resources 260000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 2.5 wt-pct Lead Major 1971
    Silver Ag 31.1034 g/mt Silver Major 1971
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Total resources 500000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 3.35 wt-pct Lead Major 1971
    Silver Ag 34.213 g/mt Silver Major 1971

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 268.3M
    Overall depth 15M
    Overall length 87.14M

Comments on the workings information

  • SOBRE LAS ESTRUCTURAS A, B Y C SE EJECUTO UN SOCAVON DE CORTADA 115 M Y GALERIAS SOBRE VETA EN CADA UNA DE ELLAS.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: LOS MINERALES DE PB POBREMENTE DISTRIBUIDOS Y LOS VALORES DE AG MUY BAJOS SUMADO A LA OCURRENCIA DE LOS MISMOS HACEN DIFICIL UNA EXPLOTACION SELECTIVA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SANCHEZ S, JAIME; INFORME TECNICO MINA "DON ARTURO", BMP. 1971; COD. B2214

  • Reserve-Resource

    SANCHEZ, JAIME; INF. TECNICO MINA "DON ARTURO"; BMP. 1971, COD. B2214

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ESTA CONFORMADO POR CUATRO ESTRUCTURAS PRINCIPALES: ESTRUCTURA A RUMBO N 5-10W BUZ 73E, ESTRUCTURA B RUMBO N 0-15W BUZ 75E, ESTRUCTURA C RUMBO N 5-20W BUZ 80E, ESTRUCTURA D RUMBO N 65W BUZ 84 S; LAS CUALES OCURREN INTERESTRATIFICADAS CON LOS ESTRATOS Y TAMBIEN DENTRO DEL INTRUSIVO DIORITICO. LAS ESTRUCTURAS TIENEN POTENCIAS DE 0.40-1.80 M Y EL RELLENO SE DA EN GANGA DE CUARZO Y CALCITA Y GALENA, CALCOPIRITA DENTRO DE LA MINERALIZACION ECONOMICA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Valenzuela Ortiz, German Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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