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Huachinga

Past Producer in Ica, Peru with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024299
MRDS ID ICA0147
Record type Site
Current site name Huachinga

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.83304, -13.41448 (WGS84)
Elevation 1250
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 5 KM AL SE DE LA HACIENDA HUICHINGA QUEBRADA SANTA CATALINA, Acc Cerro Royroorcco

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

  • TOTAL STRIKE LENGTH OF SECTOR IS APPROXIMATELY 125 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.83304, -13.41448
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • LOCAL FAULTING AND FOLDING; CRMT + PLGC + PRXN; MAIN OR STEELPOORT LAYER ECONOMICALLY MOST IMPORTANT
  • RELACIONADO AL CONTACTO ENTRE LA CALIZA IMPERIAL Y LA TOVALITA- GRANODIORITA TIABAYA

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

Comments on the production information

  • VERY GOOD

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RR17 REPRESENTS UNMINED BUT POTENTIALLY ECONOMIC RESOURCES, 0-600 M DEPTH. RR18 REPRESENTS UG2, 0-600 M; POTENTIALLY ECONOMIC DUE TO PGE'S. RR25: DEPTH EXTENSION OF RR1 (300- TO 600-M VERTICAL DEPTH)
  • RR1: LG6 AND F SEAMS TAKEN TO 300-M VERTICAL DEPTH

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. ( X ; EXPANSION OF RAILROAD AND HARBOUR FACILITIES). DEVELOPMENT(YES); EXPLORATION(NO); ASSESSMENT(THIS IS SOUTH AFRICA'S MAJOR PRODUCTION AREA FOR CHROME ORE. MUCH SPARE CAPACITY AT PRESENT.); MOST OF THE PRODUCTION IS LOCALLY REFINED TO FERROCHROME. ; ECON.COM: THIS IS SOUTH AFRICA'S MAJOR PRODUCTION AREA FOR CHROME ORE. MUCH SPARE CAPACITY AT PRESENT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). UNDERGROUND NONE REFINED

Reporter information

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

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