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Justicia No. 1, Mina

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005646
MRDS ID ARE0026
Record type Site
Current site name Justicia No. 1, Mina
Alternate or previous names Minas De Yarabamba

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.33292, -16.84769 (WGS84)
Elevation 2400
Relative position SE ENCUENTRA EN UNA SUAVE LADERA QUE CONDUCE A LA QUEBRADA HUAJALANDO, PERTENECIENTE AL DRENAJE DEL RIO TAMBO

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

  • SU ACCESO SE EFECTUA TOMANDO UN DESVIO DE LA CARRETERA DE LA MINA CHAPI;AREQUIPA - CHAPI 90KM CARRETERA AFIRMADA, CHAPI - MINA 15 KM TROCHA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidacion

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Volcanico Chocolate
    Rock description Volcanico Chocolate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.33292, -16.84769
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fallas

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICOS
    Strike N 70 W
    Dip 70 S.W.
    Length 300M
    Width 1.25M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructurales; Fallas

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAS ROCAS DOMINANTES SON UNAS TOBAS VOLCANICAS DE CARACTER ANDESITICO, SUAVEMENTE PLEGADAS EN FORMA DE SINCLINAL, EN CONTACTO CON UNAS ROCAS INTRUSIVAS DE COMPOSICION INTERMEDIA (DIORITAS?)

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 Filiberta Cardenas De Tejada

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LAS RESERVAS PROBADO-PROBABLES HAN SIDO INFORMADOS POR INTEREZADO EN 35 TM CONSIDERANDOSE CONSERVADORAMENTE EN 10 TM

Comments on the workings information

  • EXISTE UNA LABOR A CIELO ABIERTO CON EL FIN DE TRABAJAR UNA PARTE OXIDADA, DOS NIVELES DE CORTA EXTENSION, VARIAS MEDIAS BARRETAS, Y CATEOS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    POOL RAMIREZ, ALBERTO; ESTUDIO ZONAL DE YARABAMBA (DPTO. AREQUIPA), BMP.1980; COD.B6583

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DE LA VETA PRINCIPAL PARTEN VARIOS RAMALES O VETAS SECUNDARIAS, CON DIFERENTES RUMBOS Y BUZAMIENTOS. COMO EL SUELO QUE ESTA CUBIERTO ES DE MATERIAL RECIENTE POR LO TANTO NO SE HA PODIDO DETERMINAR SI LAS ESTRUCTURAS PERTENECEN A UN SISTEMA SIGMOIDES, O SI SE RAMIFICAN Y DESAPARECEN
Deposit LA PROPIEDAD ESTA EN LAS PRIMERAS FASES DE LA EXPLOTACION, FALTANDOLE MAYOR NUMERO DE LABORES ; 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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