Tortolita

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. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064748
MRDS ID TC39224
Record type Site
Current site name Tortolita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.64692, -13.90224 (WGS84)
Elevation 600
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 4 KM NE OF SAN JOSE DE LOS MOLINOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ica

Comments on the location information

  • ADIT IN QUEBRADA TORTOLITA ON SE SIDE OF RIO ICA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore

Analytical data

Result AVERAGES 20% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.64692, -13.90224

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.9M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-93 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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