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Arequipa Mine

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc
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  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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065744
MRDS ID TC41139
Record type Site
Current site name Arequipa Mine
Related records 10279866

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.33781, -9.32242 (WGS84)
Elevation 4720
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 19 KM ESE OF CHANCOS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ancash(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ancash

Comments on the location information

  • SE WALL OF QUEBRADA CANCAHUA 2 KM S OF MAIN STREAM AT VINOYAPAMPA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Dolomite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.33781, -9.32242
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name PRINCIPAL VEIN
    Strike N27W
    Dip 85 SW-85 NE
    Thickness 0.2M
    Length 190M
    Width 115M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Quebrada Honda-Vesuvio Mining District

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MAY BE ORE AT DEPTH (1948).

Comments on the workings information

  • SURFACE STOPES UP TO 70 M LONG, 20 M DEEP, UPPER AND LOWER ADITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1017, 166 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    BODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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