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Manto Bonito, Mina

Occurrence in Arequipa, Peru with commodities Copper, Copper Oxide
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094176
MRDS ID ARE0023
Record type Site
Current site name Manto Bonito, Mina
Alternate or previous names Minas De Yarabamba

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.4996, -16.58103 (WGS84)
Elevation 2400
Relative position ESTA MINA SE UBICA AL SE DE LA CIUDAD DE AREQUIPA, EN EL CERRO DENOMINADO MANTO BONITO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Arequipa(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Arequipa
Peru Arequipa

Comments on the location information

  • EL ACCESO SE HACE POR CARRETERA AFIRMADA QUE VA DE AREQUIPA A YARABAMBA, EN EL KM 25, PARTE UNA TROCHA CARROZABLE HASTA EL DENUNCIO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Copper Oxide Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • AL NIVEL DE DISTRITO MINERO SE INFORMA QUE SE ENCUENTRAN OXIDOS, SULFUROS SECUNDARIOS Y EN PEQUENA ESCALA SULFUROS PRIMARIOS

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidacion, Caolinizacion

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.4996, -16.58103
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1976

Mining district

District name Yarabamba

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ing.Roger Vidal

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 2000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.41 wt-pct Copper Major 1976
    Copper Oxide CuOx 1.2 wt-pct Copper Major 1976
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 1000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.11 wt-pct Copper Major 1976
    Copper Oxide CuOx 2 wt-pct Copper Major 1976

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EN LA MINA EXISTEN DOS PEQUENAS PLANTAS DE LIXIVIACION, EN LAS QUE SE ENCUENTRAN INDICIOS DE PROCESOS DE LIXIVIACION DE MINERALES OXIDADOS, PARA OBTENER CEMENTO DE COBRE

Comments on the workings information

  • EN EL AFLORAMIENTO SE HAN EFECTUADO LABORES POR EL SISTEMA DE BUSCONEO, POR MEDIO DE TAJOS ABIERTOS Y MEDIAS BARRETAS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAMIREZ G, LUIS; LUDENA, EDGARDO ; INFORME ESTUDIO ZONAL DE LAS MINAS YARABAMBA, BMP. 1976; COD. B3428

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EN EL INFORME NO INDICAN DATOS LOCALES DE RUMBO Y BUZAMIENTO LOCAL
Deposit LAS LABORES ACTUALMENTE ESTAN PARALIZADAS (1976) NO EXISTEN CAMPAMENTOS ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1994 Casilla Sotomayor, Elvis Wilfredo Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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