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Milagrosa De Acari, Concesion

Prospect 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. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005701
MRDS ID ARE0101
Record type Site
Current site name Milagrosa De Acari, Concesion
Alternate or previous names Milagrosa De Acari Y Condor Fierro No. 1 Y 2
Related records 10086864, 10096821

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.70301, -15.11858 (WGS84)
Elevation 1400
Relative position LA MINA SE UBICA A 34 KM (EN LINEA RECTA) AL N-W DE LA LOCALIDAD DE ACARI

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 SE REALIZA DESDE LA CIUDAD DE NAZCA DE ACUERDO AL SIGUENTE ITINERARIO: NAZCA DESVIO-MINA (46 KM CARRETERA ASFALTADA), DESVIO MINA - MINA (36 KM PANAMERICANA SUR, TROCHA CARROZABLE): TOTAL 82 KM, LA TROCHA LLEGA HASTA LA BOCAMINA A LOS NIVELES PRINCIPALES DE EXTRACCION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR MALAQUITA, CRISOCOLA EN ABUNDANTE GANGA DE HEMATITA Y ESPECULARITA OCURRE EN FORMA DE LENTES MINERALIZADOS CON ANCHOS VARIABLES ENTRE 0.30M A 1.5M A LO LARGO DE LA ESTRUCTURA. EN LAS LABORES DE MAYOR PROFUNDIDAD SE ENCUENTRAN LOS SULFUROS DE CEMENTACION, CHALCOSITA, CHALCOPIRITA CON GANGA DE PIRITA.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Argilica Y Turmalinizacion

Analytical data

Result LOS OXIDOS ENSAYAN LEYES DE 18% A 20% DE CU (MINERAL ESCOGIDO).

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Linga;Complejo Calpa-Bella Union
    Rock description Linga;Complejo Calpa-Bella Union
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.70301, -15.11858
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fallas

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICOS
    Strike N 66 W, S 70 E
    Dip 78 N-E, 73 N-E
    Thickness 0.09M
    Length 1600M
    Width 1.26M
    Depth to top 1521M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Control Estructuras

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA FORMACION LITOLOGICA PREDOMINANTE EN EL AREA INSPECCIONADA ES UN INTRUSIVO GRANODIORITICO DE COLOR GRIS CLARO QUE SE ENCUENTRA ATRAVEZANDO POR UN SISTEMA DE FRACTURAS SENSIBLEMENTE PARALELAS QUE SE ORIENTAN SEGUN EL ALINEAMIENTO ESTE - OESTE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Melendez Aguirre, Rufino

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Total resources 45000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 14.66 wt-pct Copper Major 1971

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAMIREZ IBARRA, BARTOLOME; INFORME MINAS "MILAGROSA DE ACARI" Y CONDOR FIERRO NO. 1 Y 2", BMP.1971; COD.B5568

  • Deposit

    RAMIREZ IBARRA, BARTOLOME; INFORME MINAS "MILAGROSA DE ACARI" Y CONDOR FIERRO NO. 1 Y 2", BMP.1971; COD.B5646

  • Deposit

    RAMIREZ IBARRA, BARTOLOME; INFORME MINAS "MILAGROSA DE ACARI" Y "CONDOR FIERRO NO. 1 Y 2", BMP. 1971; COD.B5646

  • Deposit

    MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE AREQUIPA; INGEMMET, 1988

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LA VETA SANTA BARBARITA PARECE CORRESPONDER A LA ZONA DE MAYOR ALTERACION HIDROTERMAL Y DE MINERALIZACION MAS INTENSA, CARACTERIZANDOSE POR LA PRESENCIA DE ABUNDANTE CAOLIN Y WOLLASTONITA

Reporter information

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

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