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Hierro Atiquipa No. 2, Mina

Prospect 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. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005689
MRDS ID ARE0085
Record type Site
Current site name Hierro Atiquipa No. 2, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.16799, -15.86745 (WGS84)
Elevation 300
Relative position LA CONCESION "HIERRO ATIQUIPA NO. 2" SE UBICA EN EL CERRO MANGLILLO Y 8 KM EN LINEA RECTA AL ESTE DE LA CIUDAS DE CHALA

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 DESDE LA CIUDAD DE NAZCA SE REALIZA DE LA SIGUENTE MANERA: NAZCA (KM 450) A KM 612: 162 KM (CARRETERA PANAMERICANA); KM 612 A MINA: 2 KM DE TROCHA: TOTAL 164 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicificacion

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name La Charpa
    Rock description La Charpa
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.16799, -15.86745
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fallas

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO
    Strike N 9 E, N 18 E
    Dip 79 W, 80 E
    Thickness 0.04M
    Length 385M
    Depth to top 300M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructurales

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN LA ZONA SE OBSERVAN INTRUSIVO GRANODIORITICO, BASTANTE DESCOMPUESTO, ENCONTRANDOSE ROCA FRESCA MUY ESCASAMENTE EN LABORES PROFUNDAS]

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner De La Torre Neyra, Favio

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Total resources 5358000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.82 wt-pct Copper Major 1973

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EN LOS RECURSOS POTENCIALES SE CONSIDERAN LAS VETAS FERNANDO 1, B, Y A.
  • LA LEY DE 3,82 % CU ES UN COMPOSITO DE LAS MUESTRAS TOMADAS DE LAS VETAS FERNANDO I, FERNANDO B, FERNANDO A. Y FERNANDO

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 20M
    Overall depth 10M
    Overall length 54.86M
  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 40M

Comments on development

  • DE LAS ESTRUCTURAS, FERNANDO 1,A Y B SON LAS DE MAYORES POSIBILIDADES, CARACTERISTICA SALTANTE ES EL ALTO CONTENIDO DE FE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUDENA C, EDGARDO; INFORME TECNICO MINA "HIERRO ATIQUIPA NO. 2", BMP.1973; COD.2409

  • Deposit

    LUDENA C, EDGARDO; INFORME TECNICO MINA "HIERRO ATIQUIPA NO. 2", BMP.1972; COD.B6563

  • Deposit

    LUDENA C, EDGARDO; INFORME TECNICO MINA "HIERRO ATIQUIPA NO. 2", BMP.1972; B2662

  • Deposit

    CARTA GEOLOGICA NACIONAL; INGEMMET, 1993

  • Deposit

    MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE AREQUIPA; INGEMMET, 1988

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOS MINERALES OXIDADOS DE BAJA LEY SE TRATARIAN EN LA PLANTA DE LIXIVIACION DE ATIQUIPA A 6KM DE DISTANCIA ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit DENTRO DEL AFLORAN CINCO ESTRUCTURAS MINERALIZADAS, DE LAS CUALES DESTACAN LAS DENOMINADAS FERNANDO 1, FERNANDO A, Y FERNANDO B QUE PRESENTA LAS SIGUENTES CARACTERISTICAS: VETA FERNANDO 1, AFLORA 100 M CON POTENCIA DE 0.40 M; VETA FERNANDO A, AFLORA 120 M CON POTENCIA DE 1.2M; VETA FERNADO B, AFLORA 80 M CON POTENCIA DE 0.62M

Reporter information

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

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