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San Isidro No. 1, Prospecto

Prospect in Arequipa, Peru with commodities Copper, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096816
MRDS ID ARE0092
Record type Site
Current site name San Isidro No. 1, Prospecto

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.36403, -16.72687 (WGS84)
Elevation 2550
Relative position 23 KM EN LINEA RECTA AL S-E DE LA LOCALIDAD DE YARABAMBA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Arequipa(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Arequipa
Peru Arequipa

Comments on the location information

  • EL YACIMIENTO SE UBICA AL SUR DE LA CIUDAD DE AREQUIPA EN EL PARAJE DE TALAVACA. EL ACCESO SE INICIA DESDE LA CIUDAD DE AREQUIPA LLEGANDO A YARABAMBA EN DIRECCION A LA MINA CHAPI, SIGUENDO HASTA EL KM 66, DE DONDE SE TOMARA UN DESVIO HACIA EL S-W HASTA LLEGAR A LA MINA A TRAVES DE 7 KM DE TROCHA CARROZABLE. ES NECESARIO CAMINAR 2 KM POR CAMINO DE HERRADURA: DISTANCIA TOTAL AREQUIPA-MINA 75KM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Hidrotermal

Analytical data

Result LOS VALORES REGISTRADOS EN EL MUESTREO VARIAN DE 5.4 % A 8.4 % CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Formation Yura
    Rock description Formation Yura

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.36403, -16.72687
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracturas Y Contactos Litologicos

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO
    Strike N 85 W
    Dip 60 S-W
    Thickness 1M
    Length 200M
    Depth to top 2550M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL LUGAR SE PRESENTAN ROCAS METAMORFICAS (CUARCITAS) DE LA FORMACION YURA Y CUERPOS INTRUSIVOS DE COMPOSICION GRANODIORITICA CON LOS CUALES ESTA RELACIONADA LA MINERALIZACION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Aquise Chora, Asisclo; Domicilio En:Av Lima 312 Mariano Melgar - Arequipa

Production statistics

  • Year 1973
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^16.3 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 16wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LAS RESERVAS PROSPECTIVAS SE CALCULAN EN EL ORDEN DE LAS 36000 TM
  • NO EXISTEN SUFICIENTES LABORES QUE PERMITAN ESTIMAR RESERVAS MINERALES PROBADO-PROBABLE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 0.003HA
    Length 7M
    Overall depth 1M
    Overall length 91.44M
    Overall width 2.5M

Comments on the workings information

  • SE HAN EJECUTADO UN TOTAL DE 12 TRINCHERAS, Y UN TAJO DE 100M DE LARGO POR 2 M DE PROFUNDIDAD, A PARTIR DEL CUAL SE HA CORRIDO UN PEQUENO PIQUE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HERRERA FLORES, RAUL; INFORME TECNICO PROSPECTO "SAN ISIDRO NO. 1", BMP. 1973; COD.B3105

  • Deposit

    CARTA GEOLOGICA NACIONAL; INGEMMET, 1993

  • Deposit

    MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE AREQUIPA; INGEMMET, 1988

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LA VETA OCURRE CERCA DEL CONTACTO ENTRE LAS CUARCITAS CON EL INTRUSIVO Y SE PRESENTA MAYORMENTE ENCAPADO POR ARENA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Casilla Sotomayor, Elvis Wilfredo Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-AUG-1994 Rosa Gonzales Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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