San Antonio No. 9, Mina

Past Producer in Puno, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. 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. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099330
MRDS ID PUN0068
Record type Site
Current site name San Antonio No. 9, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.04067, -14.41944 (WGS84)
Elevation 4450
Relative position DISTA 8.5 KM EN LINEA RECTA AL S 60E DE LA LOCALIDAD DE POTONI Y A 48 KM DE ROSARIO. LA DISTANCIA ENTRE LA MINA Y TIRAPATA ES DE 141 KM.

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

  • LA MINA SE UBICADA EN EL DISTRITO POTONI, PROV. AZANGARO. EL ACCESO SE HACE ASI: ROSARIO-CRUCERO-DESVIO POTONI 21 KM (TROCHA CARROZABLE), POTONI-DESVIO MINA 5 KM (TROCHA CARROZABLE 8 KM)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION CONSISTE DE UN REEMPLAZAMIENTO EN CALIZAS A LO LARGO DE UNA FALLA O FRACTURA. LA MINERALIZACION SE DA EN GALENA, CERUSITA, CALCITA Y LIMONITA

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Limonitizacion

Analytical data

Result 3.17% PB

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.04067, -14.41944

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sinclinal

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO
    Strike N 40W
    Dip 55-60 SW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural: La Mineralizacion Se Encuentra Emplazada En Las Fracturas

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL AREA AFLORAN ARENISCAS Y CALIZAS

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 Srs. Vicente Caceres Elisvan Y Pastor Salas Feijoo

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO EXISTEN RESERVAS CUBICABLES DEBIDO A LA FALTA DE DATOS, POTENCIA DE LA VETA, LONGITUD Y DISTRIBUCION

Comments on the workings information

  • SE HAN REALIZADO TRES RAJOS DE EXPLOTACION; CORTADA DE 12 M

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: VETA POBRE EN PLATA; NO ES ECONOMICO EL PROSPECTO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRAMBILLA PICASSO, DANTE; INFORME TECNICO MINA "SAN ANTONIO NO. 9", BMP. 1962; COD. B2348

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ESTA FORMADO POR UN CONJUNTO DE VETAS SIENDO UNA DE ELLAS LA MAS ESTUDIADA CONTENIENDO GALENA, CEROSITA, CALCITA Y LIMONITA

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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