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Nazareno 9, Prospecto

Occurrence in Arequipa, Peru with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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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. 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. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Reserves and resources
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005651
MRDS ID ARE0034
Record type Site
Current site name Nazareno 9, Prospecto
Alternate or previous names Minas Yarabamba

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.41626, -16.5977 (WGS84)
Elevation 3000
Relative position LA MINA SE ENCUENTRA AL SUR DE AREQUIPA APROXIMADAMENTE A 38 KM

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

  • SU ACCESO DESDE LA CIUDAD DE AREQUIPA ES POR CARRETERA AFIRMADA HASTA EL CERRO HORNILLOS CON APROXIMADAMENTE 36 KM Y DEL CERRO HORNILLOS A LA MINA CON 2 KM DE TROCHA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Unknown

Alteration

  • (Local) Caolinizacion, Seritizacion

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.41626, -16.5977
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracturas

Ore body information

  • General form PLANAR
    Strike N 75 W
    Dip 90

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural; Fracturas

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA ROCA AMBIENTE ES LA GRANODIORITA REGIONAL, CAOLINIZADA Y EN PARTES SERICITIZADA; EN CUYOS AFLORAMIENTOS ADEMAS MUESTRA GRAN INTEMPERISMO

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1980

Mining district

District name Yarabamba

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Duenas, Augusto

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Total resources 84000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 8.37 wt-pct Copper Major 1980
    Copper CuOx 4.13 wt-pct Copper Major 1980

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • POR LAS CARACTERISTICAS DE LA VETA, PEQUENA CORRIDA Y ZONAS ESTERILES INTERMEDIAS, LAS POSIBILIDADES DE ESTA PROPIEDAD SON UN TANTO LIMITADAS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 30M
    Overall length 73.15M
  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 50M

Comments on the workings information

  • LAS LABORES MINERAS CONSISTEN EN UNA ANGOSTA CORTADA DE 30 M. DE LARGO, QUE COMUNICA A UNA GALERIA SOBRE VETA DE 50M DE LONGITUD; DE LOS CUALES SOLO 35 M. ESTAN ACCESIBLES DEBIDO A UN DERRUMBE; ADEMAS UNA CHIMENEA

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: PARA UNA PRODUCCION ESTIMADA DE 100 TM MENSUALES, SE TENDRIA UN COSTO TOTAL DE OPERACION DE US$ 43.8

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POOL RAMIREZ, ALBERTO; ESTUDIO ZONAL DE YARABAMBA, BMP. 1980; COD.B6583

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LA VETA CONSISTE EN UN RELLENO DE FRACTURA, DE RUMBO N 75 W Y BUZAMIENTO VERTICAL, CON LIGERAS INFLEXIONES TANTO A LO LARGO DEL RUMBO COMO DEL BUZAMIENTO. SU ANCHO OSCILA DE 0.4 A 0.6 M.
Deposit PARA EL BALANCE ECONOMICO (1980); VALOR DEL MINERAL US$ 51.82 Y EL COSTO DE OPERACION ES DE US$ 43.8 ; 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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