Raquel, Mina

Past Producer in Ica, Peru with commodities Silver, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024270
MRDS ID ICA0090
Record type Site
Current site name Raquel, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.60387, -13.99918 (WGS84)
Elevation 1100
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position EL YACIMIENTO ESTA UBICADO EN LINEA RECTA A 15.7 KM AL NE DE ICA Y A 1 KM AL NW DE LA MINA SAN PEDRO

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

  • EL ACCESO DESDE ICA SE HACE CON EL ITINERARIO SIGUIENTE: ICA - LA TINGUINA 5 KM POR CARRETERA AFIRMADA, LA TINGUINA - NIVEL QUEBRADA CANZAS 17 KM HASTA LA MINA; SON EN TOTAL 22 KM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.60387, -13.99918

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Tectonica Andina Nw-Se
Type of structure Local
Structure description E-O

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO (VETA)
    Length 150M

Comments on the geologic information

  • EL YACIMIENTO ESTA LOCALIZADO EN LA MONZONITA HUMAY DE LA SUPER UNIDAD LINGA, EL INTRUSIVO FUE EMPLAZADO A NIVEL SUB-VOLCANICO Y LA MINERALIZACION EPISODICA DE ESTE DEPOSITO SE DEBE PRESUMIBLEMENTE A LA INTRUSION SUCESIVA DE LAS UNIDADES LINGA, PULSOS MAGMATICOS PUEDEN ESTAR ASOCIADOS GENETICAMENTE CON MOVIMIENTOS RESURGENTES A LO LARGO DE FALLAS DE ORIENTACION ANDINA - PERPENDICULAR ANDINA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Zona Canza

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Fausto Zavaleta Cruzado

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RODRIGUEZ HARO, JULIO RICARDO; EVALUACION DE RECURSOS CUPRIFEROS DE 22 MINAS DE LA PROVINCIA DE ICA; P. 18, 1 PLANO; COD. B0018; MINISTERIO DE FOMENTO Y OBRAS PUBLICAS; LIMA, 1966

  • Deposit

    AGAR, R,A,; MINERALIZACION DE COBRE Y LA SUOER-UNIDAD LINGA DEL BATOLITO DE LA COSTA; BOL. NO. 60 SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA DEL PERU, PP. 45-62; LIMA, 1979

  • 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, 1993

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TIENE UNA SERIE DE PEQUENOS CATEOS A LO LARGO DE SUS 150 M DE AFLORAMIENTO SIN IMPORTANCIA
Deposit EL DENUNCIO COMPRE DE 150 HECTAREAS ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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