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Masias, Mina

Occurrence in Moquegua, Peru with commodity Copper
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048411
MRDS ID MOQ0023
Record type Site
Current site name Masias, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.17626, -17.45517 (WGS84)
Elevation 650
Relative position A 25 KM. AL SUROESTE DE LA CIUDAD DE ILO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Moquegua(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Moquegua
Peru Moquegua

Comments on the location information

  • SE UBICA AL NORESTE DE LA MINA "SANTIAGO", EN LOS PARAJES DE CHALATILLA Y ZAPARITO, DISTRITO DE ILO. EL ACCESO A LA ZONA ES: LIMA-PTO.ILO 1395 KM. (CARRETERA ASFALTADA); ILO-HDA.CHASPAYA 16 KM. (CARRETRA AFIRMADA); TACNA-DESV.PTO.ILO 120 KM. (CARRETRA ASFALTADA); HDA.CHASPAYA-MINA 3 KM. (TROCHA CARROZABLE).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION CONSISTE ESENCIALMENTE DE ATACAMITA Y CRISOCOLA, DENTRO DE CUARZO Y HEMATITA EN FORMA DE LENTE PRINCIPALMENTE. LA ROCA CAJA SE ENCUENTRAN SILICIFICADAS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Supergena

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Stock Calumbraya-Mocalaco
    Rock description Stock Calumbraya-Mocalaco
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.17626, -17.45517
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike S 58E
    Dip 48-60SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAS ROCAS PREDOMINANTES SON DIORITAS, ABARCANDO UNA EXTENSION DE 3 KM X 4 KM.; ENGLONBANDO A ESTA Y HACIA EL LIMITE DE LA MINERALIZACION SE EMPLAZAN LAS GRANODIORITAS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ilo

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sr. Lopez De Romaaa, Enrique
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Lopez De Romana, Enrique

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Total resources 14807000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 4 wt-pct Copper Major 1972

Comments on the workings information

  • SE TIENE TRINCHERAS Y UNA GALERIA DE 18 M. ESTA SE ENCUENTRA A 45 M. DE LA VETA "SANTIAGO" CON 40 M. VERTICALES DEBAJO; EN SU EXTREMO ORIENTAL DE LA VETA ESTA SE ACUNA.DEL MUESTREO SE OBTUVO: 0.95 M. DE ESPESOR CON 2.54% CU.; Y 2.38% CU.OXID.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ING. GALVAN JIMENEZ, MIGUEL; INFORME TECNICO, MINA "MASIAS", BMP. 1972 COD.: 7646

  • Reserve-Resource

    SASSARINI L.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ES UNA VETA DE RUMBO PARALELO A LA VETA "SANTIAGO". EL AFLORAMIENTO ES VISIBLE EN 120 M. Y SE PUEDE SEGUIR HASTA UNOS 220 M. CON UN ESPESOR DE 0.95 M.
Deposit LA MINA "MASIAS" PERTENECENE SEGUN EL INFORME A UN GRUPO DE MINAS. CABE MENCIONAR, QUE SE MENCIONAN TRES ESTRUCTURAS MINERALIZADAS EN LAS CUALES NO SE HA REALIZADO NINGUNA LABOR MINERA. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Reducindo Diaz, Jorge Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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