Cinco Cruces, Mina

Past Producer in Ica, Peru with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024287
MRDS ID ICA0114
Record type Site
Current site name Cinco Cruces, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.94693, -13.58114 (WGS84)
Elevation 800
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position Acc Cerro Cinco Cruces

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ica
Peru Ica

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Pirita Y Cuarzo Diseminado En La Pared De Las Venas (1.M A Cado Lado) Sericita, Chalcopirita, Epidota Trituradas

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.94693, -13.58114

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 20 - 55 W
    Dip VERTICAL
    Width 2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Sub Provincia Cuprifera Del Pacifico

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    YACIMIENTOS METALICOS DEL PERU; INSTITUTO GEOLOGICO Y MINERO - INGEOMIN, JUN. 1972.

  • Deposit

    VIDAL, CESAR; MINERAL DEPOSITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PERUVIAN COASTAL BATHOLITH AND ITS VOLCANIC COUNTRY ROCKS, SET. 1980.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EXISTE UN SISTEMA DE 7 VENAS

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.