Jaime

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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064751
MRDS ID TC39229
Record type Site
Current site name Jaime
Alternate or previous names Mina Jose and Jaime

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.29998, -14.19585 (WGS84)
Elevation 2200
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 23 KM E OF TINGUE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ica

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Copper Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result VEIN(2) ASSAYS 2-13% CU
Result AVERAGES 8% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.29998, -14.19585

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name NORTHERN
    Strike N15W}N
    Dip STEEP SW}80-90W
    Thickness 1.75M
    Length 150M
  • Name SOUTHEASTERN
    Strike N15W}N
    Dip STEEP SW}80-90W
    Thickness 1.25M
    Length 200M

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    SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THERE ARE 2 VEINS, NORTHERN (1) AND SOUTHEASTERN (2)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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