It is located on the western flank of the Apolabamba mountain range that form the snow-capped mountains Ananea and Aricoma, whose summits reach 5860 masl, which are part of the eastern mountain range. The area of the site is characterized by its very abrupt relief with ridges and acute edges that extend from 4500 masl, covered largely by mountains. The topography is irregular and abrupt, it varies sharply from place to place observing strong elevations and depressions, it also presents a sequence of shallow elongated gorges and streams, surrounded by hills and snow-capped peaks.
The geology of the study area consists mainly of metamorphic sequences of the lower Ordovician and recent Paleogene-Neogene deposits, characterized by San José (Oi-sj) formations and recent deposits (Holecno-Co). Locally, the most important mineralization-related structural features would be dominated by three fault systems, which differ from each other by course: the NE fault system, the NO fault system, and other N-S steering failures.
It is a philonean-type deposit, where fissures filled with quartz can be observed, of quite variable and narrow thickness or power. Mineralization is located in slatey rocks of the Sandia Formation as mantles with quartz mineralization and gold content. It can then be inferred that the deposit where the mining unit is located is hydrothermal-based philonean.
For the general development of its operations Titan has the following general authorizations:
Authorization of Acquisition, Storage and Use of Explosives and Annexes.
Usufruct contract for land of 13 hectares.
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The Ana Maria N° 5 concentrator plant has been designed for the recovery of gold with the process of leaching with cyanide or direct cyanidation. The main processes are:
As part of the investments of the business group, the first studies and works of the Torres Mining Exploration Project are under way, which is located in the Arequipa Region and corresponds to a gold deposit.
This objective is mainly based on the mineral prospectus that may be related to a faults structure towards the northeast.
The irregular alteration mainly comprises epidote with less presence of hematite, k-feldspar and clays (sericite-kaolinite-alunite). The alteration is stronger approximately 4 km. east of the mineral prospectus. The lithology of the host rocks corresponds to tonalite of the Incahuasi Unit (Ks-in/to) and granodiorite of the Tiabaya Unit (Ksti/gd). It is also observed that extending towards the south of the property in this area, there are multiple cavities associated with clays (sericite-kaolinite-alunite) with k-feldspar, which appears to be related to the Monzonite of the Linga Unit (Ks-li/mz).
In the year 2016, the first preliminary desk-based studies began with the Geological Review and Identification of Exploration Goals Study.
Currently, the first field work (in-situ) at surface level is planned with the Geological Review and Identification of Exploration Objectives Study, which will allow to obtain the first mineralogical results of the study area.