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Quispe, Mina

Producer in Ica, 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. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024267
MRDS ID ICA0085
Record type Site
Current site name Quispe, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.6497, -13.86447 (WGS84)
Elevation 810
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ESTA UBICADO A 24 KM AL NE DE ICA EN LINEA RECTA Y A 600 M DE LA MINA CASABLANCA, Est Cerro Casablanca

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ica
Peru Ica

Comments on the location information

  • ES ACCESIBLE DESDE ICA POR CARRETERA HASTA SAN JOSE DE LOS MOLINOS (20 KM), DESDE ESTE LUGAR SE TOMA UN DESVIO POR CARRETERA HUAMANI (11 KM) Y LUEGO SE CONTINUA POR TROCHA CARROZABLE DE 1.3 KM HASTA LA MINA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.6497, -13.86447
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO (VETAS)

Comments on the geologic information

  • EL YACIMIENTO ESTA LOCALIZADO EN LA GABRODIRITA QUE SON LAS ROCAS MAS ANTIGUAS DEL BATOLITO COSTANERO DE ESTE SEGMENTO

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1966

Mining district

District name Zona Los Molinos

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Area 0.004HA
    Length 30M
    Overall width 120M

Comments on the workings information

  • SE OBSERVA UN SOCAVON DE 30 M DE LARGO Y DE 1.20 M DDE ANCHO, DONDE UNA MUESTRA DIO LA SIGUIENTE LEY; CU: 1.06%, AG: 0.004 KG/TM

Comments on development

  • EN EL INTRUSIVO GABRODIORITICO SE PRESENTA UNA SERIE DE AFLORAMIENTOS CORTOS ENTRE 100 M Y 150 M , DISCONTINUOS Y DE ESCASO GROSOR , ORIENTADOS DE ESTE A OESTE. LAS FRACTURAS DENOMINADAS "MINA CASABLANCA", "MINA SEPULVEDA" Y "MINA QUISPE" SON LAS MAS IMPORTANTES Y VIENEN SIENDO EXPLOTADAS EN FORMA RUDIMENTARIA, SE TRATA DE LOS CARACTERISTICOS FILONES DE FISURA DE LA REGION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RODRIGUEZ HARO, JULIO RICARDO; EVALUACION DE RECURSOS CUPRIFEROS DE 22 MINAS DE LA PROVINCIA DE ICA; P. 13, 1 PLANO; COD. B0018; MINISTERIO DE FOMENTO Y OBRAS PUBLICAS; LIMA, 1966

  • Deposit

    FERNANDEZ DAVILA, MARCOS; GEOLOGIA DE LOS CUADRANGULOS DE PISCO, GUADALUPE, PUNTA GRANDE, ICA Y CORDOVA; BOL. NO. 47 SERIE "A" CARTA GEOLOGICA NACIONAL; INGEMMET, 1993CAIONAL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-93 Figueroa Cardich, Alvaro Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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