| Deposit ID | 10094185 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ARE0113 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Santa Elena, Mina |
| Geographic coordinates: | -71.8096, -16.36854 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1750 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | LA MINA ESTA UBICADO EN EL PARAJE VILCAITO CHICO, ANEXO PALCA Y A 5 KM APROXIMADAMENTE DE LA LOCALIDAD DE VITOR, Est Con Respecto Al Anexo Palca |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Arequipa(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Arequipa |
| Peru | Arequipa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Tremolite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Tonalite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Linga |
| Rock description | Linga |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock |
| (1) | -71.8096, -16.36854 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fracturas |
| General form | ISOMETRICOS |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70 A 80 S-E |
| Thickness | 0.09M |
| Length | 400M |
| Depth to top | 1553M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sr. Luis Vidal Lopez; Domicilio: Urb. Pedro Diez Canseco, Mz. A-1, Lote 7 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 20000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.398HA |
| Length | 135M |
| Overall depth | 65M |
| Overall length | 242.32M |
| Overall width | 15M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ARE0113 |
SANTISTEVAN S, PEDRO; INFORME TECNICO DE LA MINA "SANTA ELENA", BMP.1977; COD.B4083
CARTA GEOLOGICA NACIONAL; INGEMMET, 1993.
MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE AREQUIPA; INGEMMET, 1988.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EL DEPOSITO MINERAL ES HIDROTERMAL, DEL TIPO RELLENO DE FISURA |
| Deposit | DE LAS VETAS EXISTENTES, LA DENOMINADA SANTA ELENA, HA SIDO MAYORMENTE EXPLORADA POR PRESENTAR MEJORES POSIBILIDADES DE CONTENER VALORES COMERCIALES EN ORO. LOS TRABAJOS MINEROS HAN SIDO EJECUTADOS POR ANTERIORES PROPIETARIOS DEL DENUNCIO, QUIENES HAN EXPLOTADO LAS ZONAS MEJOR MINERALIZADAS ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-94 | Casilla Sotomayor, Elvis Wilfredo | Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru |
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