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Casa Blanca, Mina

Producer in Ica, Peru with commodities Copper, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024265
MRDS ID ICA0083
Record type Site
Current site name Casa Blanca, Mina
Alternate or previous names Constanza

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.64831, -13.87002 (WGS84)
Elevation 900
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position ESTA UBICADA A 23.4 KM AL NE DE ICA EN LINEA RECTA, Acc Cerro Casablanca

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ica
Peru Ica

Comments on the location information

  • ES ACCESIBLE DESDE ICA POR CARRETERA HASTA SAN JOSE DE LOS MOLINOS (20 KM) DESDE ESTE LUGAR SE TOMA UN DESVIO A LA ZONA POR CARRETERA HUAMANI (11 KM) Y LUEGO SE CONTINUA POR TROCHA CARROZABLE DE 0.5 KM HASTA LA MINA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) Hornfelsificacion General, Cloritizacion En Las Dioritas Y Cuarzo, Seritizacion En Los Volcanicas

Analytical data

Result EL ANALISIS DE UNA MUESTRA DIO EL SIGUIENTE RESULTADO
Result AG: 0.010 KG/TM, CU: 2.66%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.64831, -13.87002
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Hornfels, Meladioritas Y Lavas Porfiriticas Intruidas Por Monzodioritas Y Aplitas Asociadas

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO (VETAS)
    Strike N80-100E
    Dip SUB-VERTICAL
    Length 200M
    Width 1.5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1966

Mining district

District name Zona Los Molinos

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Leopoldo Ore Felices

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1966
    Total resources 160000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 5 g/mt Silver Minor 1966
    Copper Cu 2.1 wt-pct Copper Major 1966

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LA INFORMACION INDICADA COMO RESERVA PROBADA ES DE LA CANCHA DE LA MINA

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 12.5HA
    Length 500M
    Overall depth 20M
    Overall width 250M

Comments on the workings information

  • LA MINA CASA BLANCA HA SIDO EXPLOTADO POR UN PEQUENO NIVEL Y CHIMENEA, QUE SE ENCUENTRAN DERRUMBADOS, PRESENTAN UN AFLORAMIENTO DE 60 M. EN AFLORAMIENTO EL GROSOR LLEGA A 1.50 M. EN EL NIVEL, 20 M DEBAJO SE PRESENTA COMPLETAMENTE ESTRANGULADO Y SIN VALORES, DEDUCIENDOSE QUE ESTAS NO PROFUNDIZAN

Comments on development

  • EN EL INTRUSIVO MONZODIORITICO SE PRESENTA UNA SERIE DE AFLORAMIENTOS CORTOS (ENTRE 100 Y 150 M), DISCONTINUOS Y DE ESCASA GROSOR, ORIENTADOS DE ESTE A OESTE. LAS FRACTURAS DENOMINADAS "MINA CASABLANCA", "MINA QUISPE" Y "MINA SEPULVEDA" SON LAS MAS IMPORTANTES Y VIENEN SIENDO EXPLOTADAS EN FORMA RUDIMENTARIA. SE TRATA DE LOS CARACTERISTICOS FILONES DE FISURA DE LA REGION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RODRIGUEZ HARO, JULIO R.; EVALUACION DE RECURSOS CUPRIFEROS DE 22 MINAS DE LA PROVINCIA DE ICA; P. 13, 1 PLANO; COD. B0018; MINISTERIO DE FOMENTO Y OBRAS PUBLICAS; LIMA, 1966

  • Deposit

    FERNANDEZ DAVILA MARCOS; GEOLOGIA DE LOS CUADRANGULOS DE PISCO, GUADALUPE, PUNTA GRANDE, ICA Y CORDOVA; BOL. NO. 47 SERIE "A" CARTA GEOLOGICA NACIONAL; INGEMMET, 1993

  • Reserve-Resource

    J.R. RODRIGUEZ HARO

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-93 Figueroa Cardich, Alvaro Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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