Prospecto Santa Filomena

Occurrence in Ica, Peru with commodities Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Antimony
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024289
MRDS ID ICA0117
Record type Site
Current site name Prospecto Santa Filomena

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.86218, -14.5686 (WGS84)
Elevation 1300
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position CERCA A LA HACIENDA HUARASACA A 67 KM DE NAZCA, Acc Quebrada De Ingenio En El Distrito De Ingenio

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

  • ACCESIBLE POR LA CARRETERA NAZCA-INGENIO OTOCA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary
Antimony Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Limonitizacion De La Pirita

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.86218, -14.5686

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N 44 W
    Dip 74 - NE
    Length 200M
    Width 1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sub Provincia Cuprifera Del Pacifico

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EL MUESTREO OFRECE VALORES BAJOS (0.5 - 2 GR AU) SALVO UNA TOMADA EN TOPE DE LA GALERIA 1300 QUE 12.0 GR AU.

Comments on the workings information

  • LA PRINCIPAL LABOR CONSTA DE UNA PEQUENA CORTADA Y GALERIAS A AMBOS LADOS DE 14 M DE LONG. LOS EXTREMOS ESTAN DERRUMBADAS. APARTE EXISTEN 3 CATEOS EN EL LADO NW DEL AEREA

Comments on development

  • UN CRUCERO UBICADO EN LA COTA 1300 DEBAJO DE LA GALERIA PRINCIPAL NO ALCANZA A CORTAR LA VETA. SE REQUIERE MAYORES TRABAJOS DE EXPLORACION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VARGAS R., ARCADIO; ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE LA FAJA AURIFERA NAZCA-OCONA; INSTITUTO GEOLOGICO Y MINERO - INGEOMIN, LIMA, 1978

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.