San Andres, Mina

Occurrence in Arequipa, Peru with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005691
MRDS ID ARE0087
Record type Site
Current site name San Andres, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.38881, -15.74079 (WGS84)
Elevation 2250
Relative position EL DENUNCIO "SAN ANDRES" SE ENCUENTRA UBICADO EN EL PARAJE CHUNUNO Y A 5 KM AL N-W DE LA CIUDAD DE CARAVELI

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 A LA MINA SE REALIZA DE ACUERDO AL ITINERARIO SIGUENTE: NAZCA-ATICO (274 KM CARRETERA PANAMERICANA SUR); ATICO - CARAVELI (75 KM CARRETERA AFIRMADA); CARAVELI-MINA (6 KM): TOTAL 355 KM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • EL RELLENO MINERAL CONSISTE DE CUARZO LECHOSO, OXIDACIONES DE FIERRO Y DEBILES IMPREGNACIONES DE OXIDOS DE COBRE ( MALAQUITA)

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicificacion, Oxidacion

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Groupo. Toquepala
    Rock description Gpo. Toquepala
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.38881, -15.74079

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracturamientos

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO: VETAS
    Strike S 70 W, S 3 E
    Dip 35 A 70 S-E, 75 W
    Thickness 0.03M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural Y Mineralogico

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL INTRUSIVO GRANITICO ENCONTRAMOS DOS SISTEMAS DE FRACTURAS RELLENADAS DE MINERAL DE CUARZO LECHOSO, OXIDACIONES DE FIERRO Y DEBILES IMPREGNACIONES DE OXIDOS DE COBRE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Catano Viscardo, Emiliano

Comments on the production information

  • NO HUBO PRODUCCION (BMP.1971; COD.B2399)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 0.001HA
    Length 5.5M
    Overall depth 6M
    Overall length 5.94M
    Overall width 2M

Comments on the workings information

  • CONSISTE DE UN TAJO ABIERTO DE 6.5 M DE LARGO POR 2 M DE ANCHO Y 4 M DE ALTO QUE CONTINUA EN UNA GALERIA DE 5.5 M DE LONGITUD.

Comments on development

  • EN LAS LABORES DE RECONOCIMIENTO EL MUESTREO ARROJO VALORES INFERIORES A 0.5 % CU CON ANCHOS VARIABLES ENTRE 0.30M A 0.50M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAMIREZ I, BARTOLOME; INFORME TECNICO DE LA MINA "SAN ANDRES", BMP.1971; COD.B2399

  • Deposit

    CARTA GEOLOGICA NACIONAL; INGEMMET, 1993

  • Deposit

    MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE AREQUIPA; INGEMMET, 1988

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EN LA ZONA SE HA RECONOCIDO UN INTRUSIVO GRANITICO CON ABUNDANTE MICA (MUSCOVITA) DE COLOR GRIS CLARO A OSCURO, ALTERADO EN GRAN PARTE POR ACCION INTEMPERICA
Deposit POR TRATARSE DE ESTRUCTURAS CON PEQUENAS MANIFESTACIONES DE MINERALES QUE NO TIENE VALOR ECONOMICO, LAS POSIBILIDADES PARA LA CONTINUACION DE LAS EXPLORACIONES SE PRESENTAN DESFABORABLES. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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