Maria Del Carmen Nro.1 Mina

Past Producer in Ayacucho, Peru with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097680
MRDS ID AYA0051
Record type Site
Current site name Maria Del Carmen Nro.1 Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.02272, -13.91251 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position LA CIUDAD DE HUANCAPI, CAPITAL DE LA PROV. DE VICTOR FAJARDO, DPTO. DE AYACUCHO, ESTA APROX. EN LINEA RECTA 19 KM. AL N 15 W DE LA MINA., Est Las Coordenadas Dadas Corresponden Al Caserio Chinchinga, Por Donde Esta Ubicada La Mina, Carta Nacional De Huancapi.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ayacucho(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ayacucho
Peru Ayacucho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Hidrotermal, Oxidacion, Supergena.

Analytical data

Result EN 15 MUESTRAS TOMADAS, LAS LEYES DE COBRE OSCILARON ENTRE 1.25 Y 18

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Grupo Yura
    Rock description Grupo Yura
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.02272, -13.91251

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallas Con Rumbo General Nw.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Una Fractura Con Rumbo N 50 W Y Buz. 75 Ne, Aflora Aprox. 200 M.

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR (LENTES)
    Strike N 50 W
    Dip 75 NE
    Thickness 0.13M
    Length 200M
    Width 1.5M
    Depth to bottom 40M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Una Fractura Con Rumbo N 50 W

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1968
Year of last production 1971

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cia. Minera Huancapi S.A.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cia. Minera Huancapi S.A. (87 %), Chavez G. Serafina (13 %)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 0.12HA
    Length 370M
    Overall depth 40M
    Overall length 73.15M
    Overall width 15M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAMIREZ BARTOLOME; MINA "MARIA DEL CARMEN NRO.1"-CIA. MINERA HUANCAPI S.A.; BMP.; 1971-1972; COD. B5394, B5386

  • Production

    INSPECTOR DEL BMP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-94 Egocheaga Diaz, Cesar H. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-AUG-94 Gonzales Rosa Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.