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Las Penas 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. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056285
MRDS ID TAC0028
Record type Site
Current site name Las Penas Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.91205, -17.78238 (WGS84)
Elevation 3850
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 EL ACCESO DESDE TACNA-PALCA-COPAPUQUIO (60 KM) COPAPUQUIO-MINA (2 KM)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
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 Junerata
    Rock description Junerata

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.91205, -17.78238
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Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR(LENTICULAR)
    Strike N-S
    Dip 72 E
    Length 90M
    Width 0.6M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

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 TIENE INFORMACION QUE DE LAS MINAS FORTUNATA Y LAS PENAS SE HA VENDIDO EN LOS 3 ULTIMOS ANOS ALGO DE 30,000 T.C.S DE MINERAL ESCOGIDO CON 22.90% CU Y 18.60 OZ AG.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVAS ESTIMADAS POR EL BANCO MINERO (1,970), RESERVAS ESTIMADAS EN 1,972 POR EL ING. ARCADIO VARGAS PARA PRODUCIR 1TM DE MINERAL ESCOGIDO HAY QUE EXTRAER 6.80 TC DE MINERAL DE MINA. EL RATIO DE CONCENTRACION ES DE 6.30 A 1 ENTONCES 600 TM = 92 T.C. CON 18% CU.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 100M

Comments on the workings information

  • SE TRABAJO HASTA EL ANO 1971 EN PEQUENA ESCALA

Comments on development

  • SOBRE ESTA VETA HAY 2 LABORES DE IMPORTANCIA DE 20 Y 100 MT DE LARGO.SOBRE ESTA VETA EN LA LABOR 4 SE TOMARON 3 MUESTRAS CON 3.70% DE CU Y 0.5 M DE POTENCIA PROMEDIO

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

  • Deposit

    BAZAN,PEDRO;INFORME DE INSPECCION MINA LAS PENAS,BANCO MINERO 1,970.COD.B 5,314

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL DENUNCIO COMPRENDE 250 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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