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Calpa, Unidad Minera

Past Producer in Arequipa, Peru with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  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. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097677
MRDS ID ARE0003
Record type Site
Current site name Calpa, Unidad Minera
Alternate or previous names Unidad Minera Calpa Y Otras

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.66632, -15.99771 (WGS84)
Relative position UNIDAD CALPA, UBICADA A 57 KMS. AL NE DE ATICO, EN LOS CERROS CALPA DE LA QUEBRADA DE ATICO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Arequipa(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Arequipa
Peru Arequipa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) Caolinizacion Y Clotitizacion

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Granodioriticos-Dioriticos
    Rock description Granodioriticos-Dioriticos
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.66632, -15.99771
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Contactos De Rocas

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike E-W Y N 45 A 50 W
    Dip 35 A 70 N

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contactos Granodioriticos-Dioriticos Con Volcanicos

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Atico

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALARCON GONZALES, JULIO INFORME PRELIMINAR UNIDAD MINERA"CALPA Y OTRAS" BMP. NOV.1974; COD.B2064

  • Deposit

    GARCIA STENS, ALFREDO; INFORME SOBRE EL ESTADO ACTUAL DE LAS MINAS DE CALPA Y SAN JUAN DE LUCANAS CONSORCIO MINERO DEL PERU; BMP.1950; COD.B4607

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1994 Casilla Sotomayor, Elvis W. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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