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Sargento Segundo, Mina

Past Producer in Puno, Peru with commodities 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. Alteration
  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. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099336
MRDS ID PUN0106
Record type Site
Current site name Sargento Segundo, Mina
Related records 10054975, 10054976, 10054977, 10054979, 10054980, 10054981, 10054983, 10054984, 10054985, 10054987, 10055027, 10099328, 10099332, 10054978, 10054982, 10054986, 10099329

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.05453, -16.5477 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position A 6 KM DE ZEPITA

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 EL PARAJE KENUANI JAMACHIMAYA DISTRITO ZEPITA, PROV. CHUCUITO. EL ACCESO SE REALIZA DESDE JULIACA-ZEPITA 178 KM (CARRETERA AFIRMADA), ZEPITA-MINA 6 KM (TROCHA CARROZABLE)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR CALCOSINA, MALAQUITA, CUPRITA, AZURITA EN GANGA DE LIMONITA, CALCITA Y PIRITA; LA MINERALIZACION SE PRESENTA FORMANDO LENTES INCONEXOS CONCORDANTES CON LA ESTRATIFICACION

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Limonitizacion

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.05453, -16.5477
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO
    Strike N 68-80W
    Dip 39-55 SW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Litologico: Mineralizacion Dentro De Los Estratos De Arenisca

Comments on the geologic information

  • LOS AFLORAMIENTOS ESTAN CONSTITUIDOS POR ARENISCAS ARCOSICAS COLOR PARDO CLARO DE GRANO MEDIO A GRUESO

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. Federico Morales Zuniga

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 6000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 93.31 g/mt Silver Major 1974
    Copper Cu 4.22 wt-pct Copper Major 1974

Comments on the workings information

  • SE HAN REALIZADO LABORES DE DESENCAPE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VENEGAS H, FRANCO-GALVAN J.,MIGUEL; INFORME TECNICO MINA "SARGENTO SEGUNDO"; BMP. 1974, COD. B2889

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ESTA CONFORMADO POR 21 ESTRUCTURAS MINERALIZADAS CONCORDANTE CON LOS ESTRATOS DE ARENISCA EN LOS QUE SE HA INPREGNADO EL MINERAL DE COBRE. SON LENTES INCONEXOS DE 90 M DE LARGO DISTRIBUIDOS A LO LARGO DE 1600 M DE LONGITUD DE AFLORAMIENTO

Reporter information

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

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