Cobre Santo's 1, 2, 3 Y 4, Mina

Past Producer in Ica, Peru with commodities Silver, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024275
MRDS ID ICA0096
Record type Site
Current site name Cobre Santo's 1, 2, 3 Y 4, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.59553, -13.99223 (WGS84)
Elevation 1150
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position LA MINA ESTA UBICADA A 16.3 KM AL NE DE ICA

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

  • LOS DENUNCIOS COBRE "SANTO'S 1, 2, 3 Y 4" ESTAN SITUADOS EN LA MARGEN DERECHA DE LA QUEBRADA CANZAS RODEAN A LOS DENUNCIOS MONTE ROSAS, MONTE KEKA Y CUPRITA; SU DISTANCIA PROMEDIO A ICA ES DE 26 KM, EN LA SIGUIENTE FORMA: ICA - LA TINGUINA 5 KM POR CARRETERA; LA TINGUINA - PUNTA, 18 KM POR TROCHA CARROZABLE Y DESDE ESTE LUGAR SE CONTINUA 3 KM CAMINADO A PIE POR TROCHA CARROZABLE HASTA EL DEPOSITO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.59553, -13.99223

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO (VETA)

Comments on the geologic information

  • EL YACIMIENTO ESTA LOCALIZADO EN LA MONZONITA HUMAY DE LA SUPER UNIDAD LINGA, EL INTRUSIVO FUE EMPLAZADO A NIVEL SUB-VOLCANICO Y LA MINERALIZACION EPISODICA DE ESTE DEPOSITO SE DEBE PRESUMIBLEMENTE A LA INTRUSION SUCESIVA DE LAS UNIDADES LINGA, PULSOS MAGMATICOS QUE PUEDEN ESTAR ASOCIADOS GENETICAMENTE CON MOVIMIENTOS RESURGENTES A LO LARGO DE FALLAS DE ORIENTACION ANDINA - PERPENDICULAR ANDINA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1966

Mining district

District name Zona Canza

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Felix Chonyen Mendoza

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RODRIGUEZ HARO, JULIO RICARDO; EVALUACION DE RECURSOS CUPRIFEROS DE 22 MINAS DE LA PROVINCIA DE ICA; PP. 20-21, 1 PLANO; COD: B0018; MINISTERIO DE FOMENTO Y OBRAS PUBLICAS; LIMA, 1966

  • Deposit

    AGAR, R.A.; MINERALIZACION DE COBRE Y LA SUPER-UNIDAD LINGA DEL BATOLITO DE LA COSTA; BOL. NO. 6O SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA DEL PERU; PP. 45-62; LIMA, 1979

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOS DENUNCIOS "COBRE SANTO'S 1, 2, 3 Y 4" COMPRENDEN 325 HECTAREAS ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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