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Arequipa Gold Deposits - 62 and Others

Past Producer in Peru with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068750
MRDS ID W001992
Record type Site
Current site name Arequipa Gold Deposits - 62 and Others

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.86633, -15.69773 (WGS84)
Elevation 2200
Relative position THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF AREQUIPA ARE LOCATED NEAR CHAPARA AND EXTEND W. TO CASA BLANCA AND CONSTITUTE A MAJOR GOLD PROVINCE IN PERU IN SIXTEEN ACTIVE AND INACTIVE MINES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Peru

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION FROM METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU 1962 NO. 62 CHAPARA INACTIVE MINE WHICH IS THE CENTER OF A PRODUCTIVE DISTRICT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Quartz Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Propylitization, Kaolinization, Pyritization Of Wallrocks

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.86633, -15.69773
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1677
Discoverer Not Known

Mining district

District name Pacific Batholith

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION DATA NOT AVAILABE - SIMONS REPORTS 1955 PRODUCTION 250 KG FOR CAPALA MINE - 85 KG FOR ALPACAY MINE - 160 KG FOR ANDARAY MINE - 170 KG FOR CAPITANA MINE

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 5/73 NO DATA AVAILABLE TO ESTIMATE
  • 5/73 NO DATA TO MAKE ESTIMATE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA V PERTROLEO, LIMA, PERU. NOV. 1969

  • Deposit

    SIMONS F. S. 1960, THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERU. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNPUBLISHED REPORT. P. 344-379

  • Deposit

    1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS UNPUB. REPOR

  • Production

    FRANK SIMONS (REF.)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: COLONIAL DAYS
Deposit SEVERAL GOLD DEPOSITS EACH HAVING VEINS OF VARYING CHARACTERISTICS ARE PRESENT. ON THE METALLOGENIC MAP OF PERU THESE ARE GROUPED AROUND CHAPARA AND EXTEND WESTWARD TO CASA BLANCA. THE AREQUIPA GOLD DEPOSITS IN THE PACIFIC BATHOLITH INCLUDE NOS. 61-62-63-64-66-67-74-98-99-94-55-56-57-59-95 AND 96 ON THE MAP. THESE SMALL INDIVIDUAL MINES CONSTITUTE ONE OF THE LARGEST GOLD PRODUCING AREAS IN PERU
Deposit THE VEINS ARE GENERALLY IN GRANODIORITE OVERLAIN BY POST MINERAL RHYOLITE LAVAS AND TUFFS IN SOME PLACES AND BY SEDIMENTARY ROCKS OF TERTIARY AGE IN OTHER PLACES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1973 Goudarzi, Gus H. U.S. Geological Survey

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