| Deposit ID | 10005715 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ARE0127 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Maria Del Carmen, Mina |
| Alternate or previous names | Purisima 5, Mina |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.75301, -15.43663 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1530 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | SE ENCUENTRA A 39 KM DE LA LOCALIDAD DE ACARI, Est Con Respecto A La Mina De Hierro Acari |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Arequipa(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Arequipa |
| Peru | Arequipa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Batolito De La Costa | ||||||
| Rock description | Batolito De La Costa | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock |
| (1) | -74.75301, -15.43663 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fracturas Mineralizadas |
| General form | ISOMETRICO |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 - 60W |
| Dip | 80-65 NE |
| Depth to top | 1530M |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Sr. Juan Quevedo |
| Year of last production | 1972 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sr. C. Cochrane |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sr. Juan Quevedo Perez- "Grupo Quevedo" |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 9774000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 130M |
| Overall length | 2103.12M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ARE0127 |
LUDENA C, EDGARDO; INFORME TECNICO DE LAS MINAS "MARIA DEL CARMEN Y PURISIMA 5", BMP. 1972 COD.B5385
MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE AREQUIPA; INGEMMET, 1988
CARTA GEOLOGICA NACIONAL; INGEMMET, 1993.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EN LA ZONA EXISTEN UNA SERIE DE FRACTURAS MINERALIZADAS PERO LA MAS IMPORTANTE ES LA VETA VERDE LUEGO TENEMOS OTRAS CUATRO ESTRUCTURAS; MARIA DEL CARMEN, ROMULO, MARIA DEL PILAR Y ANITA |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-94 | Casilla Sotomayor, Elvis Wilfredo | Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru |
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