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Cuchilladas

Producer in Arequipa, Peru with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303812
MRDS ID ARE0067
MAS/MILS ID 3330070028
Record type Site
Current site name Cuchilladas
Related records 10005677

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -71.9996, -15.29774 (WGS84)
Elevation 4590

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
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -71.9996, -15.29774
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 20HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Strike And Dip N60E:
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 20
    Date of Last Modification 780615

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Caylloma

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia. Minera Cuchilladas
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1971

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method HORIZ CUT & FILL W/WASTE ROCK 10-60
    Percent Waste Rock 20
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. UNSUPPORTING NO FLOW
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER W/LAGGING CONCRETE-UNREINFOR
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Slope of Inclines 0
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    2nd Condition of Workings PART ACCESSIBLE
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PUB., NEW YORK, 339 PGS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

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