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Andaray Gold-Copper Mine 76

Producer in Arequipa, Peru with commodities Gold, Lead, Iron
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  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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068875
MRDS ID W002147
Record type Site
Current site name Andaray Gold-Copper Mine 76
Related records 10207259

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.01631, -15.8894 (WGS84)
Elevation 800
Relative position IN THE CHURUNGA VALLEY ABOUT 9 KM ENE OF THE CONFLUENCE OF THE RIOS OCONA AND CHURUNGA, AND SOME 15 KM SW OF THE ALPACAY MINE, PROVINCE OF CONDESUYOS (CHUQUIBAMBA).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Arequipa(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Arequipa

Comments on the location information

  • NO. 76 ON METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU, 1969 SHOWN AS COPPER ON MAP

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GANGUE MINERALS ARE QUARTZ, PYRITE, MARCASITE, CLAY

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Gangue
Marcasite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.01631, -15.8894
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description See Comments

Ore body information

  • Strike N70-80W
    Dip 80
    Length 1000M
    Width 0.25M
    Depth to bottom 400M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1750
Year of first production 1750
Production years 1903-1955, EXCLUDING 1906, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1916, 1938 WHERE DATA IS LACKING

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Andaray Gold Mines Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1955
    Period 1903 - 1955
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^10 - 12 G Au/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Gold Gold 11g/mt
  • Year 1955
    Period 1903 - 1955
    Material AU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^10 - 12 G Au/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Gold Gold 11g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • ORE AMOUNT FIGURE BASED ONLY ON GOLD AMOUNT FIGURE AND GOLD CONTENT OF 11 G/TON/AU

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INSUFFICIENT DATA 3/74 TO MAKE ESTIMATE. METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU INDICATE A DEPOSIT CONTAINING BETWEEN 100,000 AND ONE MILLION TONS OF COPPER ORE, WITH GOLD VALUES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 349

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    DENEGRI, MARCO A., 1905, ESTUDIOS DE MINERIA PRACTICA: 109 P., LIMA, IMPRENTA LA INDUSTRIA, P. 9-22

  • Deposit

    FORT, MICHEL, 1926, LA INDUSTRIA MINERA DEL PERU EN EL ANO DEL CENTENARIO 1921: BOL. MINAS, IND. Y CONSTR., SER. 2, V. 15, P. 40

  • Deposit

    5) BECKWITH, H. REA, 1939, GOLD IN PERU: ENG. MIN. JOUR., V. 140, NO. 5, P. 49053

  • Deposit

    6) AGUILAR, REVORADO, J.F., 1941, CURSO DE GEOLOGIA ECONOMICA DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES: ESCUELA NAC. ING., INST. NAC. POLITECNICO SUPERIOR, P. 50-54.

  • Deposit

    7) ALVARADO, L.U., 1905, YACIMIENTOS AURIFEROS DE CONDESUYOS Y CAMANA: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL PERU BOL., NO. 20, P. 15-16, 19-29

  • Deposit

    1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP

  • Production

    F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.

  • Reserve-Resource

    METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: APPROX. 1750, EXPLOITED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE
Deposit SHOOTS OF DIMENSIONS-LENGTH 200 M, DEPTH TO BOTTOM 300 M, WIDTH 100 CM

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1973 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

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