Ocona

Producer in Arequipa, Peru with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158535
MAS/MILS ID 3330070998
Record type Site
Current site name Ocona
Alternate or previous names Mina Ocona

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -71.9996, -15.49774 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Arequipa(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Arequipa

Comments on the location information

  • APPROXIMATE LOCATION ONLY, EMJ SAYS 320 EMPLOYED, MINE AT TO SAN JUAN CHURUNGA, AREQUIPA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -71.9996, -15.49774

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 10HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Total Surface Area (HA) 10
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1970

Mining district

District name San Juan Churun

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Minas Ocona S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JR., 1975, INTERN. DIRECTORY OF MININ

  • Deposit

    MCGRAW HILL, N. Y., P. 257.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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