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San Sebastian, Mina

Occurrence in Arequipa, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold
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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. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  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 10005699
MRDS ID ARE0097
Record type Site
Current site name San Sebastian, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.07547, -15.27192 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position LA MINA SE UBICA MUY CERCA A LA LOCALIDAD DE CHARCANA

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 MINA "SAN SEBASTIAN" SE ENCUENTRA EN EL PARAJE "PICHA". PARA LLEGAR A LA MINA PARTIENDO DE LA CIUDAD DE AREQUIPA HAY QUE RECORRER LA CARRETERA AREQUIPA-APLAO-CHUQUIBAMBA-COTAHUASI DE UNA LONGITUD DE 400 KM APROXIMADAMENTE. DE COTAHUASI, EXISTE UN CAMINO DE HERRADURA HASTA AL MINA, DE 50 KM. DE LONGITUD QUE SE RECORRE EN DIA Y MEDIO EN ACEMILA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • EL RELLENO DE LA VETA ESTA FORMADO POR GALENA Y BLENDA, Y EN MENOR PROPORCION CHALCOPIRITA Y PIRITA

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Analytical data

Result SE HA TOMADO UN COMPOSITO DE TRES MUESTRAS 24.5% PB, 16.56 % ZN, 0.82 %CU, 34.7 OZ/TC AG Y 0.20 OZ/TC AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Groupo. Yura
    Rock description Gpo. Yura

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.07547, -15.27192
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracturas

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO
    Strike N-S
    Dip 21 A 84 E
    Thickness 0.06M
    Depth to top 3400M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Comments on the geologic information

  • CERCA A LAS CALIZAS HAY UNA INTRUSION ACIDA DEL TIPO GRANODIORITICO, A 13 METROS DE LA BOCAMINA SE NOTA UNA PEQUENA FALLA PERPENDICULAR A LA VETA QUE LA DESPLAZA UNOS CUANTOS CM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1961

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Aspilcueta Durand, Grimaldo

Production statistics

  • Year 1960
    Accuracy Estimate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 1158g/mt
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 23661g/mt
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 19wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 30wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DE MINERAL PROSPECTIVO NO SE PUEDE HABLAR DEBIDO A QUE EL ALORAMIENTO ESTA CUBIERTO

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall length 19.2M

Comments on the workings information

  • LA UNICA LABOR EXISTENTE ES UNA GALERIA SOBRE VETA CON GRAN PENDIENTE QUE TIENE UNA CORRIDA DE 21 M.

Comments on development

  • LA UNICA LABOR EXISTENTE, ES UNA GALERIA SOBRE VETA CON GRAN PENDIENTE QUE TIENE UNA CORRIDA DE 21 M. NO HAY CHIMENEAS NI OTRAS LABORES DE EXPLORACION O DESARROLLO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PAREJA M, RODOLFO; INFORME MINA "SAN SEBASTIAN", BMP.1962; COD.B3450

  • Deposit

    CARTA GEOLOGICA NACIONAL; INGEMMET, 1993

  • Deposit

    MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE AREQUIPA; INGEMMET, 1988

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL DEPOSITO MINERAL ESTA FORMADO POR UNA FRACTURA EN CALIZAS QUE TIENE UN RUMBO N-S CON BUZAMIENTO MUY VARIABLE DE 21 A 84 AL ESTE Y UNA POTENCIA PROMEDIO DE 60 CM

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1993 Casilla Sotomayor, Elvis Wilfredo Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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