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Nueva Espinal No. 4, Mina

Past Producer in Arequipa, Peru with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005641
MRDS ID ARE0020
Record type Site
Current site name Nueva Espinal No. 4, Mina
Alternate or previous names Minas De Yarabamba

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.44959, -16.5977 (WGS84)
Elevation 3300
Relative position LA CONCESION SE UBICA EN LA ZONA DE HORNILLOS, DISTRITO DE YARABAMBA, PROVINCIA Y DEPARTAMENTO DE AREQUIPA

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 LA CARRETERA PRINCIPAL QUE PASA POR YARABAMBA CON UN RECORRIDO DE 45 KM. DE AREQUIPA, A ESTA ALTURA PARTE UNA TROCHA CARROZABLE DE 10 KM. HASTA LA MINA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NO HAY INFORMACION SOBRE EL MINERAL DE MENA NI DE GANGA PERO SE SABE QUE EN LA MINA NUEVA ESPINAL QUE ESTA MUY CERCA (10 KM AL NORTE) AFLORAN OXIDOS DE COBRE , MALAQUITA, AZURITA, ATACAMITA, CUPRITA, BROCHANTITA, CALCOSITA Y CALCOPIRITA

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.44959, -16.5977
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fallas

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sra. Filiberta Cardenas De Tejada

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 2000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 5.04 wt-pct Copper Major 1976
    Copper CuOx 5 wt-pct Copper Major 1976
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 2000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 5.04 wt-pct Copper Major 1976
    Copper CuOx 5 wt-pct Copper Major 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 38M

Comments on the workings information

  • LOS TRABAJOS MINEROS CONSISTEN EN UNA CORTADA CON UNA DIRECCION DE N 50 E. POR UNOS 20 M. HASTA CORTAR UNA ESTRUCTURA (FALLA ?) LA QUE FUE RECONOCIDA EN 26 M. ESTA ESTRUCTURA TIENE UNA DIRECCION DE N 85 E, AL TOPE DE ESTA GALERIA SE HA BAJADO UN PIQUE DE 18M DE PROFUNDIDAD

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAMIREZ G, LUIS Y LUDENA EDGARDO; MINAS DE YARABAMBA Y OTRAS - ESTUDIO ZONAL, BMP. 1976; COD.B7487

  • Deposit

    FERNANDEZ N, HORACIO; INFORME TECNICO DE LA MINA ESPINAL NO. 4, BMP.1970; COD.4742

Reporter information

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

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