Ancoccala, Mina

Producer in Puno, Peru with commodities Tin, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  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. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100771
MRDS ID PUN0060
Record type Site
Current site name Ancoccala, Mina
Related records 10054989

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.3154, -14.93525 (WGS84)
Elevation 4700
Relative position A 13 KM EN LINEA RECTA Y AL S 42W DE CUYO CUYO

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

  • Drainage area: NEVADOS DE CHOCNOCO CONSTITUYENDO LA DIVORTIUM AQUARUM DE LAS AGUAS QUE DISCURREN EN LA ZONA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Gold Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Limonitizacion

Analytical data

Result 0.07% SN (TERRENO DETRITICO)
Result 14.44% SN (ARENILLA)
Result 0.8 GR/TM.AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Grupo Cabanillas
    Rock description Grupo Cabanillas
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.3154, -14.93525

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Litologico: La Mineralizacion Se Encuentra En Forma Diseminada Dentro De Material Detritico

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Comunidad De Ancoccala

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 350HA
    Overall depth 1.2M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CATACORA CHAVEZ, FELIX-SANCHEZ SAAVEDRA, JAIME; INFORME TECNICO MINA "ANCOCCALA"; BMP. 1972, COD. B2287

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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