Navidad 1955, Mina

Occurrence in Moquegua, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048405
MRDS ID MOQ0014
Record type Site
Current site name Navidad 1955, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.79791, -16.36854 (WGS84)
Elevation 3500
Relative position EL AREA SE ENCUENTRA A 126 KM. DE LA CIUDAD DE AREQUIPA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Moquegua(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Moquegua
Peru Moquegua

Comments on the location information

  • LA MINA SE UBICA EN LOS CERROS ULLINTO, COLLAHUAQUI, SAN FRANCISCO, JULIJULIN, PALTA-TORRE, TRIGO-MONTON; DL DISTRITO DE MATALACHE, A 4 KM. AL SUR DE LA MINA "NAVIDAD 1952" EL ACCESO ES POR LA CIUDAD DE AREQUIPA SIGUIENDO: AREQUIPA-EST.PISQUI-PUQUIO 120 KM. (CARRETERA AFIRMADA); EST. PISQUI-PUQUIO-MINA 6 KM. (CAMINO DE HERRADURA). EL AGUA EN ESTA ZONA ES MUY POCA, PROVENIENTE MAYORMENTE DE PEQUENOS MANANTIALES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ES A TRAVEZ DE VETAS DE CAJAS BIEN DEFINIDAS.

Alteration

  • (Local) Hipogena

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.79791, -16.36854

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN LA ZONA AFLORAN ROCAS METAMORFICAS COMO INTRUSIVAS, TALES COMO CUARCITAS, PIZARRAS Y DIORITAS RESPECTIVAMENTE. PRESENCIA DE UN VOLCANICA PORFIRITICO DE NATURALEZA ANDESITICO (VOLCANICO MATALACHE?).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Zona Minera De Matalache

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Coronel Delgado Hernan E.; Revilla Clemente, L.

Comments on the workings information

  • NO SE HAN REALIZADO LABORES MINERAS IMPORTANTES; FUE DENUNCIADO POR QUE SE SUPONIA QUE LAS VETAS DE LA MINA "SANTA ROSA" SE PROYECTABAN EN ELLA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ING. PAREDES S. ANGEL; INFORME TECNICO, MINA "NAVIDAD 1955" BMP. 1956; COD.: 2718

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LA ZONA OFRECE UNA MINERALIZACION DE OXIDOS DE FIERRO Y COBRE A MANERA DE MANCHAS.
Deposit LA UBICACION DE LA MINA "NAVIDAD 1955" ESTA REFERIDA CON LA LOCALIZACION DE LA ZONA MINERA DE MATALACHE. ESTA MINA ABARCA 30 HECTAREAS (500 M. X 600 M.). SE ENCUENTRA A 4 KM. AL SUR DE LA MINA "NAVIDAD 1952". ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Reducindo Diaz, Jorge Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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