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San Antonio De Tinajones, Mina

Occurrence in Arequipa, Peru with commodity Copper
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  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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005647
MRDS ID ARE0028
Record type Site
Current site name San Antonio De Tinajones, Mina
Alternate or previous names Minas De Yarabamba

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.39959, -16.58103 (WGS84)
Elevation 2700
Relative position LA MINA SE UBICA CERCA A LA LOCALIDAD DE YARABAMBA, PROVINCIA Y DEPARTAMENTO DE AREQUIPA, COLINDA AL OESTE CON LA MINA "SANTA CECILIA"

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Arequipa(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Arequipa
Peru Arequipa

Comments on the location information

  • EL ACCESO SE HACE DE AREQUIPA POR CARRETERA AFIRMADA CON UNOS 40 KM. DE RECORRIDO PASANDO POR EL PUEBLO DE YARABAMBA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • AL NIVEL DE DISTRITO MINERO SE INFORMA QUE SE TIENEN ESTRUCTURAS MINERALIZADAS DE COBRE ( OXIDOS, SULFUROS SECUNDARIOS Y EN PEQUENA ESCALA SULFUROS PRIMARIOS

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidacion

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.39959, -16.58103
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracturas

Ore body information

  • General form PLANAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructurales: Fracturas

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAS VETAS AFLORAN EN EL INTRUSIVO

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Yarabamba

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Antonio Macedo Paiva

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 2000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.04 wt-pct Copper Major 1976
    Copper CuOx 2.045 wt-pct Copper Major 1976

Comments on the workings information

  • LAS DOS VETAS HAN SIDO TRABAJADAS ANTIGUAMENTE POR MEDIO DE PIQUES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAMIREZ G,LUIS; LUDENA, EDGARDO; INFORME "ESTUDIO ZONAL DE LAS MINAS DE YARABAMBA", BMP.1976; COD.B3428

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO EXISTEN DATOS DE ORIENTACION DEL YACIMIENTO, PERO AFLORAN DOS VETAS ANGOSTAS QUE HAN SIDO TRABAJADAS
Deposit LA MINA SE ENCUENTRA ACTUALMENTE PARALIZADA (1976) ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1994 Casilla Sotomayor, Elvis Wilfredo Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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