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Justiniano, 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. 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. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005652
MRDS ID ARE0035
Record type Site
Current site name Justiniano, Prospecto
Alternate or previous names Minas De Yarabamba

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.44959, -16.61437 (WGS84)
Elevation 3000
Relative position ESTA MINA SE ENCUENTRA AL SUR DE LA CIUDAD DE AREQUIPA, EN LA PARTE CENTRICA DEL FLANCO OCCIDENTAL DEL CERRO ESPINAL

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 DESDE LA CIUDAD DE AREQUIPA SE REALIZA SIGUENDO EL CAMINO A LA MINA CIMARRON: AREQUIPA - DESVIO CIMARRON CON 40 KM. CARRETERA AFIRMADA LUEGO DEL DESVIO CIMARRON A LA MINA 16KM DE TROCHA LO QUE HACEN UN TOTAL DE 56KM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result SEGUN ANALISIS SE TIENEN LEYES DE PLATA

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.44959, -16.61437
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracturas

Ore body information

  • General form PLANAR
    Strike E - W
    Dip 80 N
    Width 0.8M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural;Fracturas]

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 Justiniano Sueros

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DE UN PROMEDIO DE 8 MUESTREOS EN GALERIAS SE TIENEN 2.60% CU, 1.50% CUOX, 0.08 OZ/TM AU Y 9.2 OZ/TM AG Y DILUIDA A UN ANCHO DE TAJEO DE 0.80 M. RESULTA 1.27% CU Y 0.73% CUOX

Comments on the workings information

  • SOLO EXISTEN DOS PIQUES SOBRE VETA, UNO DE ELLOS DERRUMBADO Y EL OTRO DE 20 M. DE PROFUNDIDAD; POR EFECTO DEL BUZANIENTO DE LA VETA, EL FONDO DEL PIQUE REMATA EN UNA ZONA ESTERIL, HABIENDOSE REQUERIDO DE UNA CORTADA DE 2 M. A PARTIR DE LA CUAL SE HAN CORRIDO DOS GALERIAS SOBRE VETA, UNA DE 25M. AL ESTE Y LA OTRA DE 12 M. AL OESTE

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 SOLO SE MANIFIESTA EN UN AFLORAMIENTO Y HA SIDO ENCONTRADO EN DOS CATEOS, LOS CUALES SE HAN PROFUNDIZADO HASTA FORMAR PIQUES

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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