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Cailloma, Mina

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. 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. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Production statistics
  18. Reserves and resources
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106633
MRDS ID ARE0001
Record type Site
Current site name Cailloma, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.81628, -15.16442 (WGS84)
Elevation 4600
Relative position LA MINA SE ENCUENTRA 5 KM CERCA DE LA LOCALIDAD DE CAILLOMA

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

  • LOS CAMPAMENTOS DE LA CIA. MINERA DE CAILLOMA S.A. LTDA. ESTAN SOBRE LAS NACIENTES DEL RIO APURIMAC, UNO DE LOS PRINCIPALES AFLUENTES DEL RIO AMAZONAS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION DE LAS VETAS DE CAILLOMA ES TIPICAMENTE EPITERMAL DEL TIPO DE RELLENO DE FISURAS CON BANDEAMIENTO DE LAS DISTINTAS DEPOSICIONES. EN MENOR ESCALA TAMBIEN SE ENCUENTRAN ROSETAS O ESCARAPELAS. LA MINERALIZACION DE LAS VETAS MUESTRA VARIOS PERIODOS DE DEPOSICION CON FRACTURAMIENTO DE LAS DEPOSICIONES ANTERIORES.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicificacion, Epidotizacion, Sericitizacion

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Tacaza
    Rock description Tacaza

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.81628, -15.16442
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description See Comments

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR (STOCK WORK)

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAS VETAS DEL DISTRITO MINERO DE CAILLOMA JUNTO CON LOS YACIMIENTOS DE SUCUITAMBO, SAN MIGUEL, ARCATA Y ORCOPAMPA FORMAN PARTE DE UNA PROVINCIA METALOGENETICA ARGENTIFERA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cailloma

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cia. Minera De Caylloma S.A. Ltda

Production statistics

  • Year 1971
    Material AG
    Description Ap_Grade: ^15.50 Oz/Tm
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 16g/mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Total resources 68000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 653.171 g/mt Silver Major 1972
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 613000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.25 wt-pct Copper Minor 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GALLEGOS REVILLA, BALDOMERO; INFORME ECONOMICO MINA "CAILLOMA", BMP. 1972; COD. B2062.

  • Deposit

    BLANCO Z., EDGARDO; INFORME DE INSPECCION MINA "CAILLOMA", BMP. 1983; COD. B2170.

  • Deposit

    CIA. DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA S.A. LTDA.; ESTUDIO INTEGRAL DE LA MINA CAILLOMA, SETIEMBRE 1976;VOL. 1.

Reporter information

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

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