Dona Basalia Mine

Occurrence in Lima, Peru with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080326
MRDS ID W031445
Record type Site
Current site name Dona Basalia Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.59971, -12.16453 (WGS84)
Elevation 4600
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 40 KM WSW OF HUANCAYO, Within A Range Of 1 Or 2 Minutes, Within A Range Of 1 Or 2 Minutes

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lima(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Lima

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.59971, -12.16453

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES AND DISSEMINATED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PETERSON, U., 1962, GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS IN THE ANDES OF CENTRAL PERU, CERRO DE PASCO CORP., EXPLORATION DIVISION P. 58

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS OF MINERALIZED AREA 1 X 6 KM

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-81 Rowe, William D. (Ericksen, George E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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