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La Maria, Mina

Occurrence in Arequipa, Peru with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005712
MRDS ID ARE0122
Record type Site
Current site name La Maria, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.16633, -15.6594 (WGS84)
Elevation 760
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position LA MINA SE UBICA A 8 KM APROXIMADAMENTE AL OESTE DE LA LOCALIDAD DE TOCOTA, Est Con Respecto Al Puerto De Chala

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

  • ES ACCESIBLE POR LA CARRETERA DE PUERTO CHALA-MINA "LA CAPITANA" ESTANDO SITUADA A 25 KM DEL PUERTO DE CHALA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA PRINCIPALMENTE POR ESPECIES OXIDADAS DE PLOMO, PLATA Y COBRE ORO LIBRE EN UNA GANGA DE CUARZO

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.16633, -15.6594
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICOS
    Strike N 10 S
    Dip 80 A 90 W
    Thickness 1M
    Depth to top 750M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Chala

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ralph Cookeey Y Leopoldo S'Donnell

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1950
    Total resources 2318000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 3.61 g/mt Silver Major 1950
    Gold Au 14.14 g/mt Gold Major 1950

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SE TRATA DE UNA MINA CON LIMITADAS RESERVAS MINERALES A LA VISTA. PARA PODERLA TRABAJAR CON UTILIDAD, SE REQUIERE DESARROLLAR MAS RESERVAS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 80M
    Overall depth 60M

Comments on the workings information

  • LAS LABORES SON EN SU MAYOR PARTE ACCESIBLES Y LA MINA SE PODRIA PONER FACILMENTE EN TRABAJO, INSTALANDOSE ESCALERAS Y PROCEDIENDOSE A LA LIMPIEZA DE LOS POCOS DERRUMBES. LA MINA CARECE DE RIELES Y CARROS MINEROS, ESCALERA Y SOGAS PARA LLEGAR A LAS LABORES EXISTENTES.

Comments on development

  • SE HA HECHO MUESTREO DE CONTROL PRESENTADO LOS SIGUENTES RESULTADOS (PROMEDIOS) BLOCK #1: AU 2.85 GR/TC, AG 1.9 OZ/TC CON POTENCIA DE 0.56M, BLOCK #2:AU 16.45 GR/TC, AG 5.7 OZ/TM POTENCIA DE 0.47 M., BLOC #3: AU 18.65 GR/TC, AG 1.85 OZ/TC, POTENCIA DE 0.51 M, BLOCK #5: AU 9.83 GR/TC, AG 1.75 OZ/TC, POTENCIA 0.35M., BLOCK #7: AU 10.4 GR/TC, AG 0.79 OZ/TC, POTENCIA DE 0.44 M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GARCIA STENS, ALFREDO; INFORME TECNICO DE LA MINA "LA MARIA", BMP. 1950; COD.B4984

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LA ROCA PREDOMINANTE DE LA ZONA ES LA GRANODIORITA. LAS VETAS ESTAN CONSTITUIDAS POR FRACTURAS MINERALIZADAS CON UN RUMBO GENERAL N 10S Y BUZAMIENTO AL W. LA POTENCIA DE LAS VETAS ES VARIABLE DE 0.15 A 1 METRO, Y LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA PRINCIPALMENTE POR ESPECIES OXIDADAS DE PLOMO, PLATA Y COBRE, ORO LIBRE EN GANGA DE CUARZO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-94 Casilla Sotomayor, Elvis Wilfredo Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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