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Condor Fierro No. 1, Concesion

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 10096821
MRDS ID ARE0146
Record type Site
Current site name Condor Fierro No. 1, Concesion
Alternate or previous names Milagrosa De Acari Y Condor Fierro No. 1 Y 2
Related records 10005701, 10086864

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.70301, -15.11858 (WGS84)
Elevation 1400
Relative position LA MINA SE UBICA A 34 KM (EN LINEA RECTA) AL N-W DE LA LOCALIDAD DE ACARI

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 DESDE LA CIUDAD DE NAZCA DE ACUERDO AL SIGUENTE ITINERARIO: NAZCA DESVIO-MINA (46 KM CARRETERA ASFALTADA), DESVIO MINA - MINA (36 KM PANAMERICANA SUR, TROCHA CARROZABLE): TOTAL 82 KM, LA TROCHA LLEGA HASTA LA BOCAMINA A LOS NIVELES PRINCIPALES DE EXTRACCION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR MALAQUITA, CRISOCOLA EN ABUNDANTE GANGA DE HEMATITA Y ESPECULARITA OCURRE EN FORMA DE LENTES MINERALIZADOS CON ANCHOS VARIABLES ENTRE 0.30M A 1.5M A LO LARGO DE LA ESTRUCTURA. EN LAS LABORES DE MAYOR PROFUNDIDAD SE ENCUENTRAN LOS SULFUROS DE CEMENTACION, CHALCOSITA, CHALCOPIRITA CON GANGA DE PIRITA.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Argilica Y Turmalinizacion

Analytical data

Result LOS OXIDOS ENSAYAN LEYES DE 18% A 20% DE CU (MINERAL ESCOGIDO).

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Linga;Complejo Calpa-Bella Union
    Rock description Linga;Complejo Calpa-Bella Union
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.70301, -15.11858
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fallas

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICOS
    Strike N 73 W
    Dip 67 N-E
    Thickness 0.06M
    Length 800M
    Width 0.59M
    Depth to top 1521M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Control Estructuras

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA FORMACION LITOLOGICA PREDOMINANTE EN EL AREA INSPECCIONADA ES UN INTRUSIVO GRANODIORITICO DE COLOR GRIS CLARO QUE SE ENCUENTRA ATRAVEZANDO POR UN SISTEMA DE FRACTURAS SENSIBLEMENTE PARALELAS QUE SE ORIENTAN SEGUN EL ALINEAMIENTO ESTE - OESTE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Melendez Aguirre, Rufino

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Total resources 2158000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.77 wt-pct Copper Major 1971

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall length 245.06M

Comments on the workings information

  • LA VETA CORRE APROXIMADAMENTE A 130 M AL N DE LA VETA SANTA BARBARITA. AQUI SE HAN DESARROLLADO 190 M DE GALERIAS, 38 M DE SUBNIVEL Y 40 M DE CHIMENEAS Y PIQUES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAMIREZ IBARRA, BARTOLOME; INFORME MINAS "MILAGROSA DE ACARI" Y CONDOR FIERRO NO. 1 Y 2", BMP.1971; COD.B5568

  • Deposit

    RAMIREZ IBARRA, BARTOLOME; INFORME MINAS "MILAGROSA DE ACARI" Y CONDOR FIERRO NO. 1 Y 2", BMP.1971; COD.B5646

  • Deposit

    RAMIREZ IBARRA, BARTOLOME; INFORME MINAS "MILAGROSA DE ACARI" Y "CONDOR FIERRO NO. 1 Y 2", BMP. 1971; COD.B5646

  • Deposit

    MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE AREQUIPA; INGEMMET, 1988

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LA VETA SAN FERNANDO PARECE CORRESPONDER A LA ZONA DE MAYOR ALTERACION HIDROTERMAL Y DE MINERALIZACION MAS INTENSA, CARACTERIZANDOSE POR LA PRESENCIA DE ABUNDANTE CAOLIN Y WOLLASTONITA

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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