| Deposit ID | 10068907 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002179 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Acari Copper Deposit 9 |
| Alternate or previous names | Santa Rosa, Purisma, Genova, Portezuela |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.63301, -15.24775 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1800 |
| Relative position | MINES ARE ON THE RIDGE WEST OF THE RIO ACARI VALLEY 20-23 KM NNW OF THE TOWN OF ACARI IN THE PROVINCE OF CARAVELI(YANCA SHEET). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Arequipa(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Arequipa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Atacamite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Huaylillas Formation (Clastica, Tuff) | ||||
| Rock description | Huaylillas Formation (Clastica, Tuff) | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -74.63301, -15.24775 |
|---|
| Strike | N50-80W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70-80 DEG NE |
| Length | 750M |
| Width | 1M |
| Depth to bottom | 80M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1877 |
| Discoverer | Chilean Minera (To 1879) |
| Production years | 1877-9, 1884-6, 1907-18 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Compania Minera Cata S. A. |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 678300000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002179 |
SIMONS, FRANK, 1958, UNPUBLISHED USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER , P. 593-5.
PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969
RAIMONDI, ANTONIO, 1898, MINA DE COBRE LLAMADA DE SAN PEDRO DE PAMPA COLORADA: SOC. GEOG. LIMA BOL., V. 8, P. 179-181
1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP
SIMONS (1958).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN WALLS MARKED BY GOUGE AND BRECCIA, CHALCOPYRITE ASSOCIATED WITH MAGNETITE, PYRITE, AMPHIBOLE, OXIDATION OF VEINS EXTENDS 10-20M DEEP, UP TO 100 M IN SANTA ROSA VEIN TI THE EAST. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1973 | Shaffer, Glenn L. (Theune, C. T.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1993 | Unkefer, J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.