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Buenos Aires, Mina

Occurrence in Ancash, Peru with commodity Limestone, General
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004041
MRDS ID ANC0157
Record type Site
Current site name Buenos Aires, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.99976, -9.5313 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position A 230 KM. DE LA CIUDAD DE TRUJILLO., Est . Tomado De La Hoja De Huaraz 20-H, Esc. 1:100000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ancash(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ancash
Peru Ancash

Comments on the location information

  • EL YACIMIENTO SE UBICA EN EL PARAJE JAIHUA, DISTRITO YAUTAN. EL ACCESO SE REALIZA DESDE TRUJILLO SIGUIENDO LA RUTA: TRUJILLO-CHIMBOTE-CASMA- CARRETERA A HUARAZ-DESVIO MINA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SE OBSERVA LA CALIZA CON ABUNDANTES DISEMINACIONES PIRITOSAS, LO QUE AUMENTA SU CONTENIDO DE AZUFRE, QUE TIENE LIMITES CRITICOS PARA SU USO EN SIDERURGICA.

Alteration

  • (Local) Piritizacion

Analytical data

Result 80.45% CACO3, 2.93% SIO2.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.99976, -9.5313
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO (ESTRATOS)

Comments on the geologic information

  • EL YACIMIENTO ESTA EMPLAZADO EN LA DENOMINADA FORMACION BUENOS AIRES, QUE CONSISTE DE LUTITAS ESQUISTOSAS, ALTERNADAS CON MANTOS CALCAREOS Y DIQUES ANDESITICOS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner S.M.R.L. Buenos Aires De Huaraz

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Total resources 112000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Limestone, General CaCo3 88 wt-pct Limestone Major 1979

Comments on the workings information

  • SE TRABAJA EN BANCOS A CIELO ABIERTO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MEDINA CRUZ, GUILLERMO; INFORME TECNICO DE LA MINA BUENOS AIRES, B.M.P. MAYO 1979, COD. B2950

  • Reserve-Resource

    BANCO MINERO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR CALIZA MASIVA GRIS-MARRON CRISTALIZADA CON RUMBO N45W Y BUZ. 50SW, SOBREYACIENDO A LUTITAS Y ANDESITAS ALTERADAS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-94 Delgado Valladares, Javier E. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-APR-94 Gonzales, Rosa Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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