Los Calatos

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207315
MAS/MILS ID 3330070009
Record type Site
Current site name Los Calatos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.5329, -16.41441 (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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.5329, -16.41441

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1995

Comments on exploration

  • GEOCHEM SAMPLING AND SURFACE MAPPING OUTLINED TWO PROSPECTIVE MINERALIZED AREAS MEASURING 2,000 X 600 M, AND 900 BY 400 M.

Mining district

District name South Peru Porph Cu

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Arequipa Resources
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Phelps Dodge (Granted Option To Earn-In 60%)
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1995
    First year 1995

Comments on the ownership information

  • PHELPS DODGE WAS GRANTED AN OPTION BY AREQUIPA TO EARN A 60% INTEREST.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    NORTHERN MINER, JUN 26, 1995, P 18

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-MAY-1996 Clarke, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Operator history (post-MRDS)

MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:

Curated by qvyshift.com from publicly-reported M&A activity (SEC filings, press releases, USGS Mineral Yearbooks). Not authoritative — verify against primary sources before relying on it. The MSHA panel above is the current authoritative source for actively-permitted mines.