La Verde, Mina

Prospect in Arequipa, Peru with commodity Copper
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. 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. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005679
MRDS ID ARE0072
Record type Site
Current site name La Verde, Mina
Alternate or previous names Acari-Cobrepampa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.63301, -15.25608 (WGS84)
Elevation 1600
Relative position SE UBICA AL NORTE DE LA CIUDAD DE ACARI A 19 KM EN LINEA RECTA.

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 ES DESDE LA CIUDAD DE ACARI, APROXIMADAMENTE 24 KM DE CARRETERA AFIRMADA, ENTRANDO POR LA QUEBRADA DE CALAPAMPA, HASTA EL POBLADO SANTA ROSA, DE AQUI 2 KM DE CARRETERA AFIRMADA A LA MINA CATA, RIO ACARI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CALCOPIRITA Y PIRITA MASIVA DISEMINADOS EN VETILLAS, OXIDOS DE COBRE DISEMINADOS EN GANGA DE ACTINOLITA Y MAGNETITA.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Actinolite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Rock unit name Bella Union-Complejo Calpa
    Rock description Bella Union-Complejo Calpa
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    Rock unit name Groupo Puno;Formation Toquepala;FormationHuanca;Formation Quemillone;Formation Talapalca
    Rock description Gpo Puno;Formation Toquepala;FormationHuanca;Formation Quemillone;Formation Talapalca

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.63301, -15.25608

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Una Falla A Lo Largo De La Quebrada Calapampa.

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO
    Thickness 0.25M
    Length 790M
    Width 5.5M
    Depth to top 1505M
    Depth to bottom 1303M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural: Fracturas

Comments on the geologic information

  • NO HAY DATOS SOBRE GEOLOGIA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Year of last production 1976

Mining district

District name Acari-Cobrepampa

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Compania Minera Cata S.A.

Comments on the production information

  • NO HAY DATOS SOBRE PRODUCCION

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTAS RESERVAS PROSPECTIVAS, SON CONSIDERADAS DE LAS VETAS PORTACHUELO Y LA VERDE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 790M
    Overall depth 170M
    Overall length 1369.77M
    Overall width 5M

Comments on development

  • LA COMPANIA CON SU PROGRAMA DE DESARROLLOS PROPONE QUE LA VETA VERDE, ESTA CONSIDERANDO DESCUBRIR UNA RESERVA PROBADA DE 195,544 TM Y UN TONELAJE PROSPECTIVO DE 20,270.25 TM ; ECON.COM: NO HAY DATOS SOBRE ECONOMIA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CASTILLO, ROLANDO; INFORME DE LA VETA "LA VERDE" - COMPANIA MINERA CATA S.A., BMP. 1976; COD.B2192

  • Deposit

    COOPERACION PERUANO - ALEMANA; COMPANIA MINERA CATA S.A. DIRECCION GENERAL DE MINERIA 1975

  • Deposit

    GENERAL ENGINEERING COMPANY INC; ESTUDIO PRELIMINAR FASE A UNIDAD MINERA "ACARI", BMP.1975; COD.B5378

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LA VETA VERDE DE LA MINA CATA-ACARI, ES PALPABLE A SIMPLE VISTA LA DISMINUCION DE LOS VALORES MINERALES EN COBRE E INCREMENTO DE MAGNETITA - ESPECULARITA CON LA PROFUNDIDAD E INCREMENTO DE LOS MINERALES DE FIERRO .

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Casilla Sotomayor, Elvis Wilfredo Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 07-FEB-1995 Unknown Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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