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Capitana Gold 60

Producer in Arequipa, Peru with commodities Silver, Gold
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068878
MRDS ID W002150
Record type Site
Current site name Capitana Gold 60

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.01633, -15.61441 (WGS84)
Elevation 1800
Relative position ON THE RIDGE BETWEEN THE RIO TOCOTA AND RIO HUANUHUANU, 35 KM NE OF PUERTO CHALA. REACHED BY 40 KM OF ALL-WEATHER ROAD FROM A POINT 4 KM NW OF PUERTO CHALA ON THE PANAMERICAN HIGHWAY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Arequipa(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Arequipa

Comments on the location information

  • NO. 60 ON METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU, 1969

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GANGUE MINERALS ARE QUARTZ, PYRITE, IRON OXIDE, CALCITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Silver Ore
Calcite Gangue
Iron Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.01633, -15.61441
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description See Comments

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS GENERALLY FLAT-DIPPING TABULAR
    Strike N80E
    Dip 20NW
    Length 300M
    Width 0.2M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • See Comments

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1677
Year of first production 1947

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Capitana Gold Mines Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1955
    Period 1947 - 1955
    Material AU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^9 - 12 G Au/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Gold Gold 11g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • ORE AMOUNT BASED ON GOLD CONTENT OF 10.5 G/TON AU

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INSUFFICIENT DATA 3/74 TO MAKE ESTIMATE. METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU INDICATE CAPITANA AS A SMALL DEPOSIT OF LITTLE ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE.; BUT MAY CONTAIN AS MUCH AS 100,000 MET TONS OF ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 359

  • Deposit

    PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969

  • Deposit

    ORE, FERNANDO, 1956, CAPITANA GOLD MINES COMPANY: MINING ENGINEER THESIS NO. 1655, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE INGENARIO

  • Deposit

    1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP

  • Production

    F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.

  • Reserve-Resource

    METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit First Production Year: 1947, OPERATIONS CEASED IN 1956, EXHUASTION OF ORE.
Deposit Discovery Year: SMALL AMOUNT OF MINING DURING COLONIAL PERIOD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1973 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

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