| Deposit ID | 10206750 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3330270026 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Raul Pativilca |
| Alternate or previous names | Raul Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.63303, -12.66034 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lima(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Lima |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -76.63303, -12.66034 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cia. Minera Pativilca S. A. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Peru |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 4262000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 4262000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 4262000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 4262000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 4262000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 4262000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3330270026 |
U.S. EMBASSY, INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK REPORT-PERU-MINERALS, 1989,
PART 1 NARRATIVE SUPPLEMENT, MAY 1990, P. 7.
PURSER, W.F., METAL MINING IN PERU, PAST AND PRESENT,
PRAEGER, PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK, 1971, P. 144.
AIRGRAM FROM U.S. EMBASSY, LIMA TO DEPT. OF STATE, DEC. 21,
1979.
AMERICAN METAL MARKET, APRIL 4, 1984.
LATIN AMERICAN NEWS LETTER, VOL 9, NO. 5, P. 6.
PRODUCTION COST UPDATE, 6/30/84, P.9.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 1976 PRODUCTION WAS 2,234 MT. OF REFINED COPPER. 1977 PRODUCTION WAS 3,050 MT. OF REFINED COPPER. THE RAUL DEPOSIT LIES IN A BAND OF SEDIMENTS OF THE LOWER CRETACEOUS WHICH STRIKE N20-30 DEGREES WEST AND DIP 35 DEGREES TO THE SOUTHWEST. AT THE BASE, THE SEDIMENTS ARE QUARTZITE, BUT ABOVE THEY ARE A MIXTURE OF LIMESTONES SHALES AND SANDSTONES WITH BANDS OF SUBMARINE VOLCANICS. BEEN INTRUDED BY DACITE PORPHYRY DIKES AND SILLS AND LATER FAULTED, BOTH AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE STRIKE AND IN AN EAST-WEST DIRECTION. THE CHALCOPYRITE MINERALIZATION PENETRATED VIA THESE FAULTS TO FORM VEINS AND ALSO REPLACED SOME OF THE LIMESTONES. THE RICHEST ORE IS FORMED BY THE FILLING IN OF INTERSTICES IN THE BRECCIAS AND PIPES, WHILE THERE IS ALSO A LARGE BODY OF DISSEMINATED COPPER IN THE TUFFS AND LAVA FLOWS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-FEB-95 | Porter, Kenneth E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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