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Dilcia, Prospecto

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005711
MRDS ID ARE0120
Record type Site
Current site name Dilcia, Prospecto

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.44626, -16.50603 (WGS84)
Elevation 2400
Relative position EL PROSPECTO MINERO DILCIA SE UBICA AL 3 KM EN LINEA RECTA AL NORTE DE LA LOCALIDAD DE YARABAMBA Y APROXIMADAMENTE A 15 KM AL SUR-ESTE 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

  • SE LLEGA AL PROSPECTO DILCIA DESDE LA CIUDAD DE AREQUIPA TOMANDO LA CARRETERA AFIRMADA QUE CONDUCE A YARABAMBA. LUEGO DE RECORRER 20 KM SE SIGUE POR UNA TROCHA CARROZABLE DE 2 KM HACIA EL ESTE HASTA DONDE EXISTE UN PEQUENO CATEO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.44626, -16.50603
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracturas

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO
    Thickness 1M
    Depth to top 2500M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Yarabamba

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Emilio Manrique Luque

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall length 1.83M

Comments on the workings information

  • EXISTE UN PEQUENO CATEO DE 2M QUE HA DESCUBIERTO MINERALES OXIDADOS DE COBRE

Comments on development

  • LAS LABORES MINERAS EXISTENTES MUESTRAN UN INCIPIENTE TRABAJO DE EXPLORACION ; ECON.COM: SE LE DENEGO LA SOLICITUD DE HABILITACION POR 200,000 SOLES AL SR. EMILIO MANRIQUE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FERNANDEZ N, HORACIO; INFORME TECNICO DEL PROSPECTO "DILCIA", BMP. 1972; COD.B4424

  • Deposit

    CARTA GEOLOGICA NACIONAL; INGEMMET, 1993

  • Deposit

    MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE AREQUIPA; INGEMMET, 1988

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COMO NO EXISTE RESERVAS NO SE JUSTIFICA POR EL MOMENTO EFECTUAR INVERSIONES EN LA INSTALACION DE POZOS DE LIXIVIACION ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO CONSISTE DE MINERALES OXIDADOS DE COBRE EN BRECHA DE APROXIMADAMENTE 1 M DE ANCHO

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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