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Saramarca, Mina

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024302
MRDS ID ICA0152
Record type Site
Current site name Saramarca, Mina
Alternate or previous names La Yapana

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.09969, -14.48945 (WGS84)
Elevation 700

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ica
Peru Ica

Comments on the location information

  • TOTAL STRIKE LENGTH OF SECTOR IS APPROXIMATELY 27 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Andesite Gangue
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Lavas Hornfelsicas: Albite, Clorita, Biotita (Cuarzo, Chalcopirita, Esfalerita), Calcita, Cinc. Aureola De Venas: Andesitas (Calcita, Clorita, Cuarzo, Pirita)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Tonalite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.09969, -14.48945
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VENAS
    Length 400M
    Width 0.5M

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINOR BASIN DEVELOPMENT; CRMT + PRXN + PLGC; THE NIETVERDIEND CHROMITES OCCUR STRATIGRAPHICALLY LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE WESTERN BUSHVELD.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sub Provincia Cuperifera Del Pacifico

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION NOT AVAILABLE AS BOPHUTHATSWANA GAINED ITS INDEPENDENCE IN 1979.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RR1: MIDDLE AND LOWER SEAMS, 0-11 M OPEN CAST CUT-OFF DEPTH

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (). EXPLORATION(NO);

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    YACIMIENTOS METALICOS DEL PERU; INSTITUTO GEOLOGICO Y MINERO - INGEOMIN; JUN. 1972.

  • Deposit

    VIDAL, CESAR; MINERAL DEPOSITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COASTAL BATHOLITH AND ITS VOLCANIC COUNTRY ROCKS; SET. 1980.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEA RECORD NUMBER W002166
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). 3 M

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1993 Figueroa Cardich, Alvaro Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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