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Ana Lourdes, Mina

Occurrence in Moquegua, Peru with commodity Copper
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  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095796
MRDS ID MOQ0020
Record type Site
Current site name Ana Lourdes, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.77541, -16.58937 (WGS84)
Relative position A 57 KM. AL SUROESTE DE LA CIUDAD DE MOQUEGUA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Moquegua(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Moquegua
Peru Moquegua

Comments on the location information

  • SE LOCALIZA EN LAS PARTES MAS ELEVADA DEL FLANCO ESTE DEL CANON DEL RIO TAMBO EN EL CERRO CACHINA, ANEXO DE MUILAQUE, DISTRITO DE SAN CRISTOBAL. EL ACCESO ES ATRAVEZ DE LA CIUDAD DE MOQUEGUA SIGUIENDO: MOQUEGUA-UMALSO 97 KM. (CARRETERA AFIRMADA); UMALSO-PALLATEA 37 KM. (TROCHA CARROZABLE); APACHETA-MUILAQUE 18 KM. (CAMINO DE HERRADURA). EL ACCESO ES DIFICIL PRINCIPALMENTE EN LOS ULTIMOS TRAMOS DE LA CARRETERA, POR TRATARSEDE UNA TROCHA ABANDONADA Y EN MALAS CONDICIONES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PEQUENAS MANIFESTACIONES DE MINERALIZACION DE COBRE EN ROCAS ANDESITICAS. MAYORMENTE EN VENILLAS DE CUARZO, EN UN ESPESOR DE 0.05 M.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Grupo Yura
    Rock description Grupo Yura
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.77541, -16.58937
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL AREA AFLORAN ROCAS CUARCITICAS , CALIZAS METAMORFICAS, ANDESITAS Y PORFIDOS. SE ENCUENTRAN CUBIERTAS POR BASALTOS, TUFOS Y CENIZAS VOLCANICAS MODERNAS, PROCEDENTES DE LA ACTIVIDAD DE LOS VOLCANES VECINOS DE TICSANI E HIPOCAPAC.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name San Cristobal

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ing. Angulo Saavedra, Carlos
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ing. Angulo Saavedra, Carlos.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ING. PAREDES F. EUSTAQUIO, INFORME TECNICO, MINA "ANA LOURDES", BMP. 1968. COD.: 6603

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LA MINERALIZACION DE COBRE EN ROCAS ANDESITICAS ES MUY FRECUENTE EN ESTE TIPO DE ROCA, PERO QUE NO TIENEN NINGUNA IMPORTANCIA ECONOMICA COMO YACIMIENTO DE COBRE. UNA MUESTRA INDICATIVA ARROJA 1.56% CU.; Y 1.00 OZ/TC AG. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Reducindo Diaz, Jorge Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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