Prospecto Las Colinas

Occurrence in Apurimac, Peru with commodities Copper, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004092
MRDS ID APU0060
Record type Site
Current site name Prospecto Las Colinas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.43073, -13.83835 (WGS84)
Elevation 3500

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Apurimac(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Apurimac
Peru Apurimac

Comments on the location information

  • SE UBICA EN EL PARAJE DE SAN PEDRO, DISTRITO CCOYLLURQUI, PROVINCIA DE COTABAMBAS, DEPARTAMENTO DE APURIMAC. EL ACCESO DESDE CUZCO, SE EFECTUA MEDIANTE EL SIGUIENTE ITINERARIO: CUAZCO-IIZQUCHACA-CHINCHAIPUQUIO-COTABAMBAS 142 KM. CARRETERA AFIRMADA.; COTABAMBAS-CCOYLLURQUI 39 KM. CARRETERA AFIRMADA.; Y CCOYLLURQUI-MINA: 2 KM. CAMINO DE HERRADURA.; TOTAL 183 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • EL RELLENO MINERALIZADO ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR DISEMINACIONES DE BORNITA, MALAQUITA, ESCASA CHALCOPIRITA EN GANGA DE SKARN Y CALIZA SILICIFICADA.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result EL MUESTREO INDICATIVO EFECTUADO ENSAYA VALORES PROMEDIOS SIGUIENTES: CU= 5.3%
Result AG= TRAZAS A 1.7 %

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Volcanico Tacazar
    Rock description Volcanico Tacazar
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Formation Ferrobamba
    Rock description Formation Ferrobamba

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.43073, -13.83835

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 55W
    Dip 65SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sr. Jesus Elias Montesinos Castro.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Jesus Elias Montesinos Castro, Ruben Montesinos Castro, Rigoberto Pena Montesinos

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.003HA
    Length 13M
    Overall depth 1.2M
    Overall length 11.89M
    Overall width 2M

Comments on the workings information

  • LA UNICA LABOR SIGNIFICATIVA ES UNA ZANJA DE 13 M. DE LARGO POR 2M. DE ANCHO Y 1.20 M. DA ALTO, PROMEDIOS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MEDINA CRUZ, GUILLERMO; INFORME TECNICO DEL PROSPECTO "LAS COLINAS", BMP. 1975; COD.B2196

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EN EL AREA DEL PROSPECTO ESTUDIADO, AFLORAN FORMACIIONES CALCAREAS, CON ALGUNOS REMANENTES AISLADOS DE YESO (VARIEDAD ALABASTRO) QUE ESTAN INTRUSIONADAS POR APOFISIS GRANODIORITICAS. EL INCIPIENTE LABOREO EXISTENTE HA PUESTO EN EVIDENCIA UNA ESTRUCTURA DE CONTACTO, QUE TIENE UNA POTENCIA DE 1 M. EN SUS 13 M. DE LONGITUD. EL RELLENO MINERALIZADO ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR DISEMINACIONES DE BORNITA, MALAQUITA, ESCASA CHALCOPIRITA EN GANGA DE SKARN Y CALIZA SILICIFICADA.
Deposit DADO LOS VALORES INTERESANTES DE COBRE OBTENIDO EN LOS ANALISIS, ES JUSTIFICABLE CONTINUAR EL RECONOCIMIENTO DEL PROSPECTO, MEDIANTE LABORES DE DESENCAPE, Y EN CASO DE RESULTADOS FAVORABLES, SISTEMATIIZAR UN PLAN DE LABORES DE DESARROLLO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1994 Olcese Huerta, Daniel Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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