Huayna Capac No. 1, Mina

Occurrence in Apurimac, Peru with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004091
MRDS ID APU0062
Record type Site
Current site name Huayna Capac No. 1, Mina
Related records 10086841

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.08575, -13.63947 (WGS84)
Elevation 2500
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position ABANCAY, 45 KMS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Apurimac(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Apurimac
Peru Apurimac

Comments on the location information

  • LA MINA UBICA EN EL DISTRITO DE HUANCARAMA, PROVINCIA DE ANDAHUAYLAS, DEPARTAMENTO DE APURIMAC, DISTA DE LA CIUDAD DE ABANCAY UNOS 45 KMS. DE LOS CUALES 31 KMS. SON CARRETERA AFIRMADA Y 14 KMS. DE CAMINO DE HERRADURA. ABANCAY DISTA UNOS 495 KMS. DE NAZCA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION DE COBRE SE PRESENTA EN MAYOR PROPORCION EN LOS CARBONATOS DE COBRE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result EL MUESTREO DE LAS INCIPIENTES LABORES EJECUTADAS ARROJAN LEYES SUB-COMERCIALES DE COBRE CU= 1.6 A 3% PARA POTENCIAS ENTRE 0.4 Y 1.2 M.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.08575, -13.63947

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANOS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estratigrafico

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sr. Eduardo Arenas Machuca

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FERNANDEZ NIQUE, HORACIO; INFORME TECNICO SOBRE LA MINA "HUAYNA CAPAC NO. 1", BMP.1974; COD.B2411

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO CONSISTE DE FINAS CAPAS O PLANOS DE ESTRATIFICACION DE ARENISCAS DE GRANO GRUESO CONTENIENDO MINERALES DE COBRE, FORMANDO HASTA 3 HORIZONTES SEPARADOS UNO DE OTRO APROXIMADAMENTE 15 M. DE DISTANCIA.
Deposit LA MINA SE ENCUENTRA PARALIZADA DESDE OCTUBRE DE 1970.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1994 Olcese Huerta, Daniel Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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