Aurora, Mina

Past Producer in Arequipa, 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. 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. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005694
MRDS ID ARE0090
Record type Site
Current site name Aurora, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.65877, -16.47937 (WGS84)
Elevation 2300
Relative position LA MINA AURORA SE UBICA 8.5 KM AL SW DE TIABAYA Y 18 KM AL SW DE AREQUIPA

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

  • DESDE LA CIUDAD DE AREQUIPA, EL ACCESO SE HACE DE ACUERDO AL ITINERARIO SIGUENTE: AREQUIPA - KM 17 DE LA VARIANTE DE UCHUMAYO (17 KM DE CARRETERA ASFALTADA); DESVIO - MINA (7KM TROCHA CARROZABLE): TOTAL DE 24 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicificacion

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Groupo. Toquepala
    Rock description Gpo. Toquepala

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.65877, -16.47937

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracturas De Fallas

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICOS: VETAS
    Depth to top 2300M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructurales

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Tejada Garcia, Gilberto

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ZAVALETA C, FAUSTO; INFORME DE LA MINA "AURORA", BMP.1971, COD.B4798

  • Deposit

    ZORRILLA A, EDUARDO; INFORME TECNICO DE LA MINA "AURORA", BMP.1970, COD.B2496

  • Deposit

    SANCHEZ S, JAIME; INFORME DE LA MINA "AURORA", BMP.1969, CID.B2520

  • Deposit

    CARTA GEOLOGICA NACIONAL; INGEMMET, 1993

  • Deposit

    MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE AREQUIPA; INGEMMET, 1988

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.