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Carmen 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056281
MRDS ID TAC0023
Record type Site
Current site name Carmen Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.54401, -17.31712 (WGS84)
Elevation 2920
Relative position ILABAYA A 10.5 KM (APROXIMADAMENTE) AL SE 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

  • TACNA-TOJENES 146 KM - TROCHA HASTA LA MINA CRUZADA DE AHI CAMINANDO 400 MT (MINA). SE UBICA AL LADO SW DEL AREA DE TOJENES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

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) -70.54401, -17.31712
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallas

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N 56 W
    Dip 78 NE
    Length 200M
    Width 0.5M

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL RELLENO DE LA VETA EXISTE PANIZO Y CUARZO

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

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO SE REPORTAN RESERVAS POR LA PEQUENA MAGNITUD DE LAS LABORES MINERAS.

Comments on development

  • SOLO POSEE 2 CATEOS Y UNA GALERIA DE 18 M EFECTUADOS ANTES DEL ANO 1,964.ESTE PROSPECTO EN EL MOMENTO DE LA VISITAESTABA PARALIZADO.SE TOMARON 2 MUESTRAS INDICATIVAS QUE DIERON 5.01% CU PROMEDIO PARA UNA P TENCIA PROMEDIO DE O.5 MO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VARGAS, ARCADIO Y PAZ MAIDANA, MANUEL; GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA DE LAS UNIDADES DE ILABAYA Y CERCANA (DPTO DE TACNA), SERVICIO DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA,1,974.COD.B 7,278

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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