San Antonio Mina

Producer in Tacna, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056297
MRDS ID TAC0044
Record type Site
Current site name San Antonio Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.97344, -17.65516 (WGS84)
Elevation 3450
Relative position CAPLINA A 6 KM AL SW (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

  • CAPLINA A LA MINA (CAMINO DE HERRADURA 3 HORAS).PARAJE CERRO HIERBABUENANI.EL ACCESO ES COMO SIGUE:TACNA-PALCA-CAUSIRI(CARRETERA AFIRMADA 53 KM),CAUSIRI-CAPLINA(CAMINO DE HERRADURA 18 KM,4 HORAS),CAPLINA-MINA(CAMINO DE HERRADURA 8 KM,3 HORAS)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hidrotermal

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Junerata
    Rock description Junerata
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.97344, -17.65516

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 46 E
    Dip 22 E
    Length 400M
    Width 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Caplina

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Vicente Lanchipa Y Otros

Comments on the production information

  • SE HAN BENEFICIADO HASTA AHORA POR LO MENOS 20 T.M.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Total resources 26800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 14 wt-pct Lead Major 1972
    Zinc Zn 3 wt-pct Zinc Major 1972

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SOLO SE HA BLOQUEADO RESERVAS ALREDEDOR DE LAS LABORES PRINCIPALES. TAMBIEN SE ENCONTRARON ALGUNAS TRAZAS DE AG EN LAS LEYES.EN NOVIEMBRE DE 1,971 EL BANCO MINERO ESTIMO 2,707 TM DE MINERAL CON 29.86% PB Y 12.30 OZ/TC AG. POTENCIAL PROSPECTIVO 40,000 TM ESTAS RESERVAS HAN SIDO ESTIMADAS PARA LAS MINAS SAN ANTONIO E INCA EN CONJUNTO.

Comments on the workings information

  • HAY VARIAS LABORES (1, 1A, 2, 2A, 3 Y 3A, LA MAS PROFUNDA ALCANZA 60 M. EL LABOREO ES IMPIRICO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VARGAS, ARCADIO; ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE LA UNIDAD CAPLINA-TACNA; SERVICIO DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA 1,972.COD.B 5011

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL DENUNCIO COMPRENDE 12 HECTAREAS ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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