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Saramarca, Unidad

Occurrence in Arequipa, Peru with commodities Gold, Copper
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005632
MRDS ID ARE0009
Record type Site
Current site name Saramarca, Unidad
Alternate or previous names Unidad Minera Calpa Y Otras

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.16636, -14.49778 (WGS84)
Relative position UNIDAD SARAMARCA, UBICADA A 15 KMS. AL ESTE DE PALPA, EN LA QUEBRADA DE VIZCAS, EN ICA

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 ES POR LA CARRETERA PANAMERICANA SUR, ENCONTRANDOSE RELATIVAMENTE CERCA A ESTA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) Caolinizacion Y Cloritizacion

Analytical data

Result PRESENTA OXIDACIONES DE FIERRO Y COBRE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.16636, -14.49778
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Contacto De Rocas Igneas Y Fallas

Ore body information

  • Strike E - W Y N 45 A 50 W
    Dip 35 A 70 N

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Nazca-Ocona

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LOS RELAVES DE LA UNIDAD SARAMARCA DAN RESULTADOS DE 200,000 TM CON OO.12 AU OZ/TC; LA MINA TIENE UNA POTENCIA DE 0.70 M CON 0.04 0Z/TC AU Y 0.01% CU (NIVEL PRINCIPAL DE LA MINA SARAMARCA)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALARCON GONZALES, JULIO INFORME PRELIMINAR UNIDAD MINERA "CALPA Y OTRAS" BANCO MINERO DEL PERU NOV.1974; COD. B2064

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LA UNIDAD SARAMARCA TIENE LAS CONCESIONES ESPERANZA, ESPERANZA #1, BUENA SUERTE CON UN AREA TOTAL DE 680 HA ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit NO EXISTE MAS INFORMACION DEL YACIMIENTO

Reporter information

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

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