Cabeza De Negro

Past Producer in Ica, 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064745
MRDS ID TC39220
Record type Site
Current site name Cabeza De Negro
Alternate or previous names La Luciana Vien, Mina Cabeza De Negro

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.5022, -14.00029 (WGS84)
Elevation 1100
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 7 KM E OF CANZA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ica

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Copper Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result (1) 1-5% CU
Result (2) 5-15% CU
Result 1.27 KG/MT AG, 4.86% CU IN OXIDE ZONE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Pampahuasi Group
    Rock description Pampahuasi Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.5022, -14.00029

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name CERRO CABEZA DE NEGRO
    General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N75W}N75E}
    Dip 75NE}75NW}
    Thickness 0.07M
    Length 100M
  • Name LA LUCIANA VEIN
    General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N75W}N75E}
    Dip 75NE}75NW}
    Thickness 0.05M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1966

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Canza S. A.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Estela Camino De Cueto And Others

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 100M
    Overall depth 60M

Comments on the workings information

  • CONCESSION OF 225 HECTARES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, F., 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT.

  • Deposit

    SERVICIO DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERA; 1972, YACIMIENTOS METALICOS DEL PERU: LIMA.

  • Deposit

    RODRIQUEZ HARO, J.R.; 1966, EVALUACION DE RECURSOS CUPRIFEROS DE 22 MINAS DE LA PROVINCIA DE ICA; P. 24-26, 1 PLANO; COD: B0018; LIMA.

  • Deposit

    AGAR, R.A.; 1979, MINERALIZACION DE COBRE Y LA SUPER-UNIDAD LINGA DEL BATOLITO DE LA COSTA: BULLETIN OF SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA DEL PERU, NO. 60; P. 45-62.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FRACTURE ZONE ON CERRO (1); LA LUCIANA VEIN ON SE FLANK (2)
Deposit SEE RECORD NUMBER ICA0097.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-93 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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