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Pelayo, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094178
MRDS ID ARE0030
Record type Site
Current site name Pelayo, Prospecto
Alternate or previous names Minas De Yarabamba

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.41626, -16.58103 (WGS84)
Elevation 3250
Relative position ESTE PROSPECTO SE UBICA EN LA PARTE SUPERIOR DEL CERRO HORNILLOS, A UN COSTADO DE LA CARRETERA YARABAMBA CHAPI

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

  • A LA MINA SE LLEGA DESDE LA CIUDAD DE AREQUIPA A LA MINA CON 36 KM DE CARRETERA AFIRMADA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA CAJA TECHO MUESTRA, UNA CAPA DE PANIZO RELATIVAMENTE GRUESO, CONSECUENCIA DE UNA FALLA CON DESPLAZAMIENTO

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Caolinizacion

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.41626, -16.58103
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fractura

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICOS
    Strike N 80 E
    Dip 77 S

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN LA ZONA SE ENCUENTRAN GRANODIORITA REGIONAL, DE GRANO GRUESO, INTEMPERIZADA Y CAOLINIZADA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Yarabamba

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Justiniano Sueros

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LAS LEYES INDICADAS ES UN PROMEDIO DEL ANALISIS DE 6 MUESTRAS DE CHIMENEAS
  • ESTA PROPIEDAD CARECE DE RESERVAS ENTENDIENDOSE ESTAS COMO LA SUMA DE MINERAL PROBADO Y PROBABLE, QUE SEA ECONOMICAMENTE EXPLOTABLE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Length 12M
    Overall depth 15M

Comments on the workings information

  • LAS LABORES MINERAS DE "PELAYO" SE REDUCEN A UN PIQUE DE 15 M.DE PROFUNDIDAD, EN CUYO FONDO SE ESTA CORRIENDO HACIA EL OESTE, UNA GALERIA SOBRE VETA, QUE AL MOMENTO DE LA VISITA TENIA 12M DE AVANCE (1976) POR LA TOPOGRAFIA DEL LUGAR, NO ES POSIBLE PERFORAR UNA GALERIA DE CORTADA, Y LA UNICA FORMA DE INICIAR UN TRABAJO MINERO ES MEDIANTE LABORES VERTICALES. UN ANTIGUO PIQUE ESTA INACCESIBLE POR DERRUMBES Y FALTA DE MANTENIMIENTO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POOL RAMIREZ, ALBERTO; ESTUDIO ZONAL DE YARABAMBA, BMP.1980; COD.B6583

Reporter information

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

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