Chazacas, Mina

Past Producer in Ica, Peru with commodities Copper, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098184
MRDS ID ICA0127
Record type Site
Current site name Chazacas, Mina
Alternate or previous names Junita Challocita
Related records 10098181

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.51637, -13.63114 (WGS84)
Elevation 2600
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ica
Peru Ica

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Skarn Piroxeno-Granate-Epidota-Wollastronita Mas Morble Cuarzo-Fedelpato , Venas A Lo Largo De Fracturas En El Instrusivo

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.51637, -13.63114

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VENAS IRREGULARES
    Strike E-W
    Dip 40 55 S
    Length 15.2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Sub Provincia Cuprifera Del Pacifico

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VIDAL, CESAR; MINERAL DEPOSITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PERUVIAN COASTAL BATHOLITH AND ITS VOLCANIC COUNTRY ROCKS; SEP. 1980

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL AFLORAMIENTO DEL SKARN ES DE 300 M X 15.20 M. EL SKARN SE EXTIENDE HASTA 1.5 A 20 M LEJOS DEL CONTACTO VERTICAL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-93 Figueroa Cardich, Alvaro Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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