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Fortunata Mina

Past Producer 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056284
MRDS ID TAC0027
Record type Site
Current site name Fortunata Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.91233, -17.77683 (WGS84)
Elevation 3800
Relative position PALCA A 3.5 KM AL NW (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

  • PARAJE CERRO JUNERATA. A 2 KM AL SE DEL CASERIO DE CAUSURI. EL ACCESO ES DE TACNA-PALCA- COPAPUQUIO CARRETERA AFIRMADA 61 KM. DE AQUI 2 KM A LA MINA (TROCHA).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Hidrotermal

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Volcanico Junerata
    Rock description Volcanico Junerata

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.91233, -17.77683
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallas
Type of structure Local
Structure description Pliegues

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR (LENTICULAR)
    Strike N 40 E
    Dip 86 W
    Length 40M
    Width 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA FORMACION HA SUFRIDO ALTERACION HIDROTERMAL LOCAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Caplina

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Salgado, Higinio

Comments on the production information

  • SE HA VENDIDO MINERAL ESCOGIDO CON LEYES DE 22.90% CU Y 18.60 OZ AG.SE NOS INFORMO QUE EN LOS 3 ULTIMOS ANOS SE VENDIO ALGO MAS DE 30,000 TCS DE LAS MINAS FORTUNATA Y LAS PENAS.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO SE ESTIMAN RESERVAS POR SER BAJOS LOS VALORES DE CU

Comments on the workings information

  • LA LABOR A(3,750 M)SIGUE UNA FRACTURA SECUNDARIA NO MINERALIZADA QUE ESTA EN EL LADO NW DE LA VETA PRINCIPAL,LA LABOR 2 A(3,770 M) SIGUE SOBRE LA VETA FORTUNATA QUE SE OFRECE POCO DEFINIDA ALCANZA HASTA UN 1 M DE POTENCIASE TRABAJO SOLO HASTA 1971 EN PEQUENA ESCALA.

Comments on development

  • EXISTEN 2 LABORES,LA LABOR 1 DE 70 M Y LA LABOR 2 DE 45 M DE LARGO. UNA GRAN PARTE DEL TECHO DE ESTA LABOR HA SIDO TAJEADA (LABOR 2)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VARGAS R, ARCADIO; ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE LA UNIDAD CAPLINA-TACNA,SERVICIO DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, 1,972.COD.B 5,011

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL DENUNCIO COMPRENDE 100 HECTAREAS ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

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

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