Luz Del Sol Prospecto

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024295
MRDS ID ICA0133
Record type Site
Current site name Luz Del Sol Prospecto

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.1358, -14.59888 (WGS84)
Elevation 780
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 7 KM DEL PUEBLO DE INGENIO, Acc Cerro Yapana 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

  • 7 KM EN TROCHA CARGABLE DE INGENIO

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Grupo Capara
    Rock description Grupo Capara

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.1358, -14.59888

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VETA
    Strike N 30 W
    Dip 60 E
    Length 450M
    Width 0.9M

Comments on the geologic information

  • DE LOS PRINCIPALES LABORES SUBTERRANEAS LAS MUESTRAS MAS REPRESENTATIVAS DAN POTENCIA 0.8 - 1.30 MT, AU GR 0.5 , CU% 0.50 - 0.80

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Zona Palpa-Nazca (Sub Provincia Cuprifera Del Pacifico)

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Jorge Aguayo Y Otras

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 8M
    Overall width 1.3M

Comments on the workings information

  • LAS LABORES CONSTAN DE PEQUENOS PIQUES Y MEDIAS BARRETAS HEHAS EN LUGARES MAS FAVORABLES ALCANZAN HASTA 8 MT. DE PROFUNDIDAD

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: LA ESCASA PROFUNDIZACION DE LAS LABORES SUBTERRANEAS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-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.