Inca Mina

Past 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  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 10056298
MRDS ID TAC0045
Record type Site
Current site name Inca Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.97455, -17.66155 (WGS84)
Elevation 3450
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position CAPLINA A 6 KM AL SW (LINEA RECTA), Acc Carta Nacvional(1:100,000)

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

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

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) -69.97455, -17.66155

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 46 E
    Dip 22 E
    Length 100M
    Width 0.8M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fallas

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 Eduardo Ayca

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LOS DATOS SOBRE RESERVAS ESTAN INCLUIDOS EN LOS DATOS DE LA MINA SAN ANTONIO( COMO POTENCIAL PROSPECTIVO)

Comments on the workings information

  • SON MUY LENTOS. HAY 2 LABORES

Comments on development

  • SE TIENE DOS LABORES LA 1 Y LA 2,LAS DOS SE INICIAN SOBRE VETA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VARGAS, ARCADIO; ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE LA UNIDAD CAPLINA - TACNA; SERVICIO DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, 1972.COD. B 5011

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LA VETA INCA VIENE A SER LOS ULTIMOS 100 M DEL EXTREMO SW DE LA VETA SAN ANTONIO
Deposit EL DENUNCIO COMPRENDE 6 HECTAREAS ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-93 Quispe Aranda, Luis Alberto Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.