| Deposit ID | 10005707 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ARE0109 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Arirahua, Mina |
| Alternate or previous names | Barreno, Derecho |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.93463, -15.65801 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | EL YACIMIENTO AURIFERO ARIRAHUA, SE UBICA EN EL FLANCO OCCIDENTAL DE LA CORDILLERA DE LOS ANDES, PARAJE ARIRAHUA Y A 14 KM (EN LINEA RECTA) AL N-W DE LA LOCALIDAD DE ARIRAHUA, Est Con Respecto A La Localidad De Arirahua |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Arequipa(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Arequipa |
| Peru | Arequipa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Volcanicos Sencca | ||||||
| Rock description | Volcanicos Sencca | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -72.93463, -15.65801 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fracturas |
| General form | ISOMETRICOS |
|---|---|
| Strike | E-W |
| Dip | HACIA EL SUR |
| Thickness | 0.04M |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cia. Minera Arirahua S.A. |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1989 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 18990000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 432.51M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ARE0109 |
POLANCO VILLARROEL, MIGUEL; INFORME TECNICO DE LA MINA "ARIRAHUA", BMP.1989; COD.B3941
CARTA GEOLOGICA NACIONAL; INGEMMET, 1993.
MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE AREQUIPA; INGEMMET, 1988.
ROSAS A, JUAN; INFORME TECNICO DE LA MINA "ARIRAHUA", BMP.1989; COD.B3746
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EL YACIMIENTO MINERAL ES DEL TIPO FILON DE FISURA HIDROTERMAL Y ESTAN CONFORMADOS POR 10 VETAS QUE SIGUEN UNA ORIENTACION E-W CON BUZAMIENTO HACIA EL SUR. ADEMAS EXISTE UN STOCWORK EN FORMA DE HERRAJE UBICADO ENTRE LAS VETAS CON DIRECCION N 70 E |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-94 | Casilla Sotomayor, Elvis Wilfredo | Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru |
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