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Raul Mine

Producer in Lima, Peru with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080329
MRDS ID W031448
Record type Site
Current site name Raul Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.58306, -12.69784 (WGS84)
Relative position THE MINE IS ABOUT 100 KM SOUTH OF LIMA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lima(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Lima

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ALONG THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU: IT IS SITUATED ADJACENT TO THE TOWN OF MALA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Covellite Ore
Digenite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Clinozoisite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Ilmenite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Marcasite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Greenschist To Lower Amphibolite Facies Metamerphism

Analytical data

Result QUARTZ-MAGNETITE ISOTOPE TEMPERATURES 380 TO 414 DEGREES CENTIGRADE
Result FLUID INCLUSIONS OF 320 TO 360 DEGREES CENTIGRADE. RIDLEY AND OHMOTO (1977) CONTAINS MINOR ELEMENT CONTENTS FOR PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 91
USGS model code 24b
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Mark3 model number 30

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Chilca Formation
    Rock description Chilca Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.58306, -12.69784
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Reg.Struct: Beds Strike Nw And Dip W 30. Minor Folding; Block Faulting Is Common
Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults With Up To 50 M Displacements. Andesitic Dikes.

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, DISSEMINATED, STRINGER, MANTO
    Strike N 30 W TO N 40 W
    Dip 30 TO 40 W
    Length 250M
    Width 200M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.COM: THE RAUL MINE IS SITUATED WITHIN THE COASTAL MESOZOIC BELT WHICH IS CHARACTERIZED BY A THICK SUCCESSION OF ANDESITIC VOLCANIC ROCKS AND MARINE SEDIMENTARY ROCKS OF JURASSIC AND CRETACEOUS AGE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1961

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Pativilca Mining Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1961
    Material CU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Ore Averaging 2.2% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Copper Copper 2wt-pct
  • Year 1989
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^1.87% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Copper Copper 2wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • AMERICAN EMBASSY, PERU: PRODUCES 430 TONS PER DAY AVERAGING 2.2% CU IN 1977. 0.6 G/T AU WITH 1.7% CU. ACTIVE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 1400 T/D ; ECON.COM: THE COMPANY DECIDED TO INSTALL A SMALL THERMAL POWER PLANT WITH A CAPACITY OF 2,180 KW TO SOLVE THE CONTINUOUS ELECTRICITY INTERRUPTIONS CAUSED BY TERRORIST ATTACKS. THE PLANT IS EXPECTED TO BE IN OPERATION IN APRIL 1990.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANTOS ORES (TABULAR TO LENSOIDAL BODIES OF ALTERNATING SULFIDES AND SILICATES CONCORDANT TO HOST ROCK BEDDING) ACCOUNT FOR 55% OF THE MINERALIZATION AT RAUL. STRINGER AND DISSEMINATED ORES COMPRISE ABOUT 35%, AND VEINS 10%. MANTOS ARE UP TO 1000 M LONG AND 1-5 M THICK; STRINGER ORE IS ANASTOMOSING; VEINLETS IN SPORADIC PATCHES LESS THAN 1000 SQUARE METERS IN AREA. VEINS ARE NE AND EW TRENDING.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1981 Rowe, William D. (Ericksen, George E.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1990 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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