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La Fortuna De Santa Ada No. 2, 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. 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. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005695
MRDS ID ARE0093
Record type Site
Current site name La Fortuna De Santa Ada No. 2, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.87468, -15.38885 (WGS84)
Elevation 880
Relative position 23 KM EN LINEA RECTA AL S-E SE UBICA LA LOCALIDAD BELLA UNION

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

  • LA CONCESION "LA FORTUNA DE SANTA ADA NO. 2" SE ENCUENTRA UBICADA EN EL PARAJE JAHUAY. EL ACCESO DESDE LA CIUDAD DE NAZCA, SE EFECTUA DE ACUERDO AL SIGUENTE ITINERARIO: NAZCA-KM 519 (70 KM PANAMERICANA SUR); KM 19-MINA ( 0.7 KM TROCHA CARROZABLE): TOTAL 70.7 KM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ADEMAS ENCONTRAMOS HEMATITA, ESPECULARITA Y LIMONITA

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Hidrotermal

Analytical data

Result 2.8 % DE CU SOLUBLE Y 2.9 % CU TOTAL EN ANCHOS DE MINERALIZACION DE 10 CM

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Formation Marcona
    Rock description Formation Marcona

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.87468, -15.38885
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracturas

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO
    Thickness 0M
    Depth to top 870M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural Y Litologico

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL AREA AFLORAN ROCAS VOLCANICAS, DERRAMES Y TUFOS PERTENECIENTES A LA FORMACION MARCONA; ENCONTRANDOSE EL DENUNCIO POR LO MENOS EN UN 70 % CUBIERTO POR MATERIAL CUATERNARIO

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Gianella Bousquetts, Jose: Domicilio: Cotabamba No. 328 - Lima

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO ES POSIBLE CALCULAR RESERVAS DE MINERALES, PORQUE LAS ESTRUCTURAS EXISTENTES SON DE PEQUENA LONGITUD (1M- 5M) Y MUY DELGADAS (1-2 CM).

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 0.002HA
    Overall depth 10M
    Overall length 22.86M
    Overall width 0.68M

Comments on the workings information

  • EXISTEN CINCO TRINCHERAS, UNA GALERIA DE 25 M. Y UN PIQUE DE 7 M

Comments on development

  • LAS LABORES Y EL MUESTREO EFECTUADO COMPRUEBAN ESCASA IMPORTANCIA EN LA MINERALIZACION, TANTO EN POTENCIA, CONTINUIDAD HORIZONTAL Y VERTICAL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REYES LUYO, GREGORIO; INFORME TECNICO MINA "LA FORTUNA DE SANTA ADA NO. 2", BMP.1973; COD.B3135

  • Deposit

    CARTA GEOLOGICA NACIONAL; INGEMMET, 1993

  • Deposit

    MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE AREQUIPA; INGEMMET, 1988

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ES HIDROTERMAL Y SE ENNCUENTRA EN FORMA DE PEQUENAS VETILLAS RELLENANDO FRACTURAS O INVADIENDO ROCAS DE CAJA A MANERA DE MANCHAS VERDES. LAS VENILLAS NO TIENEN UNA DIRECCION DEFINIDA
Deposit EN BASE A LAS OBSERVACIONES DE CAMPO, ESTRUCTURAS DELGADAS (1-2CM), MINERALIZACION ERRATICA Y DE TENOR SUB-COMERCIAL, SE CONSIDERA, QUE ESTE YACIMIENTO NO OFRECE POSIBILIDADES ECONOMICAS ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

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

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