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Escondida Mina

Occurrence in Tacna, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056279
MRDS ID TAC0019
Record type Site
Current site name Escondida Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.52318, -17.32962 (WGS84)
Elevation 2630
Relative position ILABAYA A 9 KM AL S (LINEA RECTA)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tacna(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Tacna
Peru Tacna

Comments on the location information

  • ESTA AL LADO ORIENTAL DEL AREA DE TOJENES- ES ACCESIBLE DESDE LA MINA "NORVILL" POR UN CAMINO DE HERRADURA DE 800 M

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • EL MINERAL SE PRESENTA EN VETILLAS QUE OCUPA LA PARTE CENTRICA DE LA ESTRUCTURA Y POCAS VECES DESIMINADO

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hidrotermal

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.52318, -17.32962
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallas

Ore body information

  • Strike N 5 W
    Dip 72 W
    Length 280M
    Width 0.06M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ilabaya (Zona Tojenes)

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cochrane Carlos (Arrendatario Lucio Alvarez)

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO SE HAN ESTIMADO RESERVAS POR QUE LAS LABORES SON PEQUENAS Y POCAS, TAMBIEN POR EL VALOR MARGINAL DE ALGUNAS MUESTRAS TOMADAS (PROMEDIO 0.8M POT. CON 2.14% CU).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VARGAS, ARCADIO Y PAZ MAIDANA, MANUEL; GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA DE LAS UNIDADES ILABAYA Y CERCANA (DPTO TACNA),SERVICIO DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA,1974.COD.B 7,278

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL RELLENO DE VETA ESTA COMPUESTO POR PANIZO Y BRECHA.SOLO HA SIDO EXPLORADA SUPERFICIALMENTE EN PEQUENA ESCALA(GALERIAS,TRIINCHERAS Y CATEOS ENTRE 1,971 Y 1,972.EN LA ACTUALIDAD NO SE TRABAJA(1,974)
Deposit EL DENUNCIO COMPRENDE 1,000 HECTAREAS ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1993 Quispe Aranda, Luis Alberto Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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