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Fortuna

Producer in Ica, Peru with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10110174
MRDS ID TC39225
Record type Site
Current site name Fortuna

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.65026, -13.83586 (WGS84)
Elevation 1100
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 7 KM N15E OF SAN JOSE DE LOS MOLINOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ica

Comments on the location information

  • SOPHIE USED AS LOCATION, UPPER MANA DRAINAGE.
  • ON NW SIDE OF RIO ICA, DUE N OF RANCHERIA IN QUEBRADA DE LOS MINAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore
Clay Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.65026, -13.83586
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E
    Dip 75N
    Thickness 0.5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • THERE IS PRODUCTION, INACTIVE, SIZE UNKNOWN.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES IN TAILINGS.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT. DEPTH TO BOTTOM 30 M WITH GRADE OF 20 G/T AU AT BOTTOM.

Comments on development

  • GROS CHANTIER VEIN DISCOVERED BY ENGLISH IN 1947. FRANC-OR DID 1850 LINE-KM MAGNETIC AND RADIOMETRIC SURVEYS OVER 300 SQUARE KM AREA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INCLUDES CRIQUE DAGOBERT WHICH WAS PLACERED IN THE 1920'S; GROS CHANTIER VEIN IS 800 M LONG AND ABOUT 0.60 M THICK.
Deposit Discovery Year: POST WWII

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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