Sayhua, Mina

Past Producer in Ica, Peru with commodity Copper

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Land status
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10024301
MRDS ID	ICA0150
Record type	Site
Current site name	Sayhua, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-75.66638, -13.36449 (WGS84)
Elevation	2800

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

RUIGHOEK CHROME MINE; TOTAL STRIKE LENGTH OF SECTOR IS APPROXIMATELY 25 KM

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-75.66638, -13.36449	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

MINOR BASIN DEVELOPMENT; CRMT + PRXN + PLGC; CHROMITE LAYERS OCCUR IN THREE GROUPS; THE LOWER, MIDDLE AND UPPER GROUPS. LG6 (ALSO KNOWN AS MAIN OR MAGAZINE LAYER) ECONOMICALLY MOST PRODUCTIVE (CR/FE GT 1.5), WHILE LG3 AND LG4 YIELD CR/FE GT 2.0.
RELACIONADO AL CONTACTO ENTRE LA CALIZA IMPERIAL Y LA TONELITA - GRANODIORITA TIABAYA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
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

RR1: MG1+MG2 (MOGALES) AND LG6 (MANKWE-BAFOKENG) TAKEN TO A VERTICAL DEPTH OF 300 M
RR25: DEPTH EXTENSION OF RR1 (300-600 M)

Comments on development

NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (). DEVELOPMENT(YES); EXPLORATION(NO);

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	ICA0150

Bibliographic references

Deposit

VIDAL, CESAR; MINERAL DEPOSITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PERUVIAN COASTAL BATHOLITH AND ITS VOLCANIC COUNTRY ROCKS; SEP. 1980

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). UNDERGROUND

Subject category

Comment text

Deposit

THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). UNDERGROUND

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-NOV-1993	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.