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San Judas Tadeo, Mina

Prospect 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. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096814
MRDS ID ARE0041
Record type Site
Current site name San Judas Tadeo, Mina
Related records 10280037, 10304249

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.76627, -17.04769 (WGS84)
Elevation 700
Relative position EL YACIMIENTO SE UBICA AL SUR- OESTE DE LA CIUDAD DE AREQUIPA, EN EL PARAJE CACHUYO CHICO, DISTRITO DE ISLAY

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

  • EL ACCESO SE REALIZA A PARTIR DE AREQUIPA, SIGUENDO EL CAMINO HACIA LA PANAMERICANA SUR: AREQUIPA - EL FISCAL 107KM CARRERA ALFALTADA, EL FISCAL - CHUCARAPI 8 KM CARRETERA AFIRMADA Y CHUCARAPI - MINA 1.5 KM CAMINO DE HERRADURA HACEN UN TOTAL DE 116.5 KM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicificacion, Oxidacion

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Formacion Chocolate
    Rock description Formacion Chocolate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.76627, -17.04769
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fractura

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICOS
    Strike N 85 - 65 W
    Dip 85 NE
    Length 3.5M
    Width 2.5M
    Depth to top 300M
    Depth to bottom 266.5M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural: Fractura

Comments on the geologic information

  • SE INFORMA QUE EN LA REGION AFLORA DIORITAS, GRANODIORITAS, ANDESITAS Y ARENISCAS CHOCOLATE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer Ricardo Gamarra Gomero
Year of last production 1974

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ricardo Gamarra Gomero

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 23000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 6.4 wt-pct Copper Major 1974

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 12.5M
    Overall depth 12.5M
    Overall length 12.98M
    Overall width 2.5M

Comments on the workings information

  • EL MINERO HA EFECTUADO UNA SERIE DE CATEOS A LO LARGO DE TODA SU CURVATURA DE 3000 M POR 1700M DE LAS QUE SE TOMA EN CUENTA PRINCIPALMENTE DOS LABORES SUBTERRANEAS REALIZADOS EN LA VETA SANTO CRISTO

Comments on development

  • EN EL ANO 1976 LOS TRABAJOS MINEROS SE ENCONTRABAN EN ACTIVIDAD QUE SE EFECTUABAN A PULSO, SE CONTABA CON 4 OBREROS. SE EFECTUAN 3 TALADROS POR DIA DE 2 PIES C/U CON UN GASTO EN EXPLOSIVOS DE 9 CARTUCHOS/DIA Y 8 PIES DE GUIA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HERRERA FLORES, RAUL; INFORME TECNICO DE LA MINA "SAN JUDAS TADEO" , BMP.1974; COD.B3096

  • Deposit

    VARGAS V, LUIS; GEOLOGIA DEL CUADRANGULO DE AREQUIPA; BOL.NO. 24 SERIE "A".

  • Deposit

    CARTA GEOLOGICA NACIONAL; INGEMMET, 1993.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AFLORAMIENTO DE UNA FRACTURA MINERALIZADA CON UN LARGO DE 300M Y POTENCIAS QUE ALCANZAN 1.0 M EN UNA TOPOGRAFIA DE SUAVE PLEGAMIENTOS
Deposit DENTRO DEL AREA DE LA MINA EXISTEN MINERALES DE COBRE QUE SE PRESENTAN SOBRE UNA SECUENCIA DE ROCAS DE COMPOSICION DIORITICAS Y ANDESITICAS CON LOS CUALES ESTA RELACIONADA LA MINERALIZACION ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

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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