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Valita, Prospecto

Occurrence in Arequipa, Peru with commodity Copper
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086865
MRDS ID ARE0150
Record type Site
Current site name Valita, Prospecto

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.4996, -16.53937 (WGS84)
Elevation 2550
Relative position EL PROSPECTO "VALITA" SE UBICA 2 KM AL SUR DE LA LOCALIDAD DE YARABAMBA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Arequipa(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Arequipa
Peru Arequipa

Comments on the location information

  • PARA LLEGAR AL DENUNCIO "VALITA" DESDE LA CIUDAD DE AREQUIPA, SE TOMA LA CARRETERA AFIRMADA QUE CONDUCE A YARABAMBA. DESPUES DE RECORRER 33 KM HAY QUE CONTINUAR 1 KM POR CAMINO DE HERRADURA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidacion, Silicificacion

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Groupo. Yura;FormationSencca
    Rock description Gpo. Yura;FormationSencca
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.4996, -16.53937
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracturas

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructurales

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Compania Minera Coricancha

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO SE REPORTAN HASTA LA FECHA NINGUN TIPO DE RESERVAS CALCULADAS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 0.002HA
    Overall depth 3M
    Overall length 8.23M
    Overall width 2M

Comments on the workings information

  • SE HA HECHO UNA PEQUENA LABOR DE 9 M. DE LARGO POR 2 M. DE ANCHO Y 3 M. DE PROFUNDIDAD; TIENE TAMBIEN UNA MEDIA BARRETA POCO PROFUNDA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FERNANDEZ N, HORACIO; INFORME TECNICO PROSPECTO "DILCIA", BMP. 1972; COD.B4424

  • Deposit

    CARTA GEOLOGICA NACIONAL; INGEMMET, 1993.

  • Deposit

    MAPA GEOLOGICA DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE AREQUIPA; INGEMMET, 1988.

  • Deposit

    SAYAN M, JUAN LUIS; INFORME DEL RECONOCIMIENTO GEOLOGICO DE LOS DENUNCIOS "CRISOCOLA 59", "SANTA RITA", "HUANACO" Y "VALITA", BMP.1971 COD.7290

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EN EL LUGAR SE ENCUENTRA UNA BRECHA DONDE SE APRECIA MINERALES OXIDADOS DE COBRE CON TURMALINA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Casilla Sotomayor, Elvis Wilfredo Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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