Andaray

Past Producer in Arequipa, Peru with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207259
MRDS ID W002147
MAS/MILS ID 3330070003
Record type Site
Current site name Andaray
Related records 10068875

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -73.01654, -15.87773 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Arequipa(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Arequipa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -73.01654, -15.87773

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Andaray Gold Mines
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1971

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PURSER, W. F., 1971, METAL-MINING IN PERU, PAST AND PRESENT:

  • Deposit

    PRAEGER PUBS, NEW YORK, P 192-193,160-161.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USED CYANIDE PLUS MERCURY AMALGAMATION, MINE WAS VERY INACC

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.