Sipinguilani

Occurrence in Moquegua, Peru with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093253
MRDS ID TC38207
Record type Site
Current site name Sipinguilani

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.61624, -17.13101 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 20 KM EAST OF TARATA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Moquegua(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Moquegua

Comments on the location information

  • NO. 607 ON "MAPA MINERO DEL SUR DEL PERU" (1959).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.61624, -17.13101

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOGGIO, M.S., 1985, PERU: A MINING COUNTRY, INGEMMET, V. 3, P. 190.

  • Deposit

    U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 1959, PLAN REGIONAL PARA EL DESARROLLO DEL SUR DEL PERU, VOL. 2, PS/A/5. LOS RECURSOS MINERALES, LIMA, PERU, 150 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1993 Restrepo, Pedro U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.