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Cascabel 79, Prospecto

Occurrence 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. 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 10005650
MRDS ID ARE0032
Record type Site
Current site name Cascabel 79, Prospecto
Alternate or previous names Minas De Yarabamba

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.4996, -16.63103 (WGS84)
Elevation 3000
Relative position ESTE PROSPECTO SE ENCUENTRA EN EL FLANCO OCCICDNTAL DEL CERRO HORNILLOS, A UNOS 30 KM AL SUR DE LA CIUDAD 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

  • SU ACCESO ES DESDE LA CIUDAD DE AREQUIPA AL CERRO HORNILLOS SON 36 KM DE CARRETERA AFIRMADA LUEGO DE CERRO HORNILLOS A LA MINA 2KM DE TROCHA Y DE LA MINA A CASCABEL 1KM DE SENDERO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ESTE PROSPECTO PRESENTA LA MISMA MINERALOGIA QUE LA MINA MEDALLA MILAGROSA SE ENCUENTRAN MUY CERCA

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Alteracion Argilica, Limonitizacion

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.4996, -16.63103
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracturas, Fallas

Ore body information

  • General form PLANAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructurales: Fallas

Comments on the geologic information

  • SU GEOLOGIA ES SIMILAR AL DE LA MINA MEDALLA MILAGROSA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1980

Mining district

District name Yarabamba

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ing. Masataka Endo

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO EXISTEN DATOS SOBRE RESERVAS

Comments on the workings information

  • NO HAY NINGUN TRABAJO DE EXPLOTACION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POOL RAMIREZ, ALBERTO; ESTUDIO ZONAL DE YARABAMBA, BMP. 1980; COD.B6583

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EN LA MINA MEDALLA MILAGROSA QUE ES CONTIGUA HA ESTA, HAY UN EMPLAZAMIENTO DE GRANODIORITA Y MONZONITA INTRUIDA POR PORFIDOS CUARCIFEROS ALARGADOS Y DIQUES, OCURREN UN CONJUNTO DE ESTRUCTURAS DE ORIGEN HIDROTERMAL DEL TIPO RELLENO DE FRACTURAS Y ESPACIOS ABIERTOS. ; 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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