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Blanca Mina

Past Producer in Tacna, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, 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. 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. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056299
MRDS ID TAC0046
Record type Site
Current site name Blanca Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.85233, -17.6596 (WGS84)
Elevation 4210
Relative position CAPLINA A 9 KM AL W (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 FALDA OESTE DEL CERRO SOROCHE.EL ACCESO DESDE TACNA ES COMO SIGUE:TACNA-DESVIO(KM 80 CARRETERA INTERNACIONAL PERU-BOLIVIA),DESVIO-CAMPAMENTO(23 KM ,TROCHA CARROZABLE),CAMPAMENTO-MINA(2 KM CAMINO DE HERRADURA)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Hidrotermal (Limonitizacion, Argilitizacion)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Huilacollo
    Rock description Huilacollo
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.85233, -17.6596
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 25-30 E
    Dip 65-70 NW
    Length 400M
    Width 1.5M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PREDOMINAN LAS BRECHAS, AGLOMERADOS Y TUFOS DE GRANO GRUESO,TAMBIEN SE PUEDEN RECONOCER ALGUNOS APOFISIS INTRYUSIVOS

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 50% Y Jose Cohaila R. 50%

Comments on the production information

  • LA MINA ESTA PARALIZADA DESDE 1972.LAS VENTAS FUERON EFECTUADAS ANTES DEL ANO 1,972 A LA CASA M.HOCHSCHILD Y A LA CERRO DE PASCO

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 3000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 4.4 wt-pct Lead Major 1975
    Zinc Zn 2.8 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975
    Silver Ag 118.192 g/mt Silver Major 1975
    Copper Cu 3.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DE ESTAS RESERVAS 1,200 TM SON PROBADAS ACCESIBLES Y 1800 TM SON PROBABLES INACCESIBLES
  • LOS VALORES DE LAS LEYES SON SUB-COMERCIALES SEGUN EL INFORME DEL INGENIERO VARGAS. EL INFORME DEL BANCO MINERO(VALENCIA RONAL 1,975) SI REPORTA RESERVAS Y DA BUENAS PERSPECTIVAS PARA ESTA MINA

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 40M
    Overall depth 10M
    Overall length 13.72M
    Overall width 1M

Comments on the workings information

  • LAS LABORES ESTAN A 4,360 M Y 4,390M. SOLO SE HAN TRABAJADO EN PEQUENA ESCALA. EL INFORME DEL BANCO MINERO MANIFIESTA QUE EXISTEN 30 M DE CORTADA, 100 MTS DE GALERIAS Y 20 M DE LABORES VERTICALES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    FERNADEZ, HORACIO; INFORME TECNICO MINA BLANCA BANCO MINERO, 1972.COD.B7585

  • Deposit

    VALENCIA BELLIDO, RODAL; INFORME TECNICO (SOLICITUD DE AYUDA TECNICA Y ECONOMICA)MINA BLANCA,BANCO MINERO 1,975.COD.B 7209

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LA VETA TIENE 20 M DE ENCAMPANE.EXISTEN 2 VETAS COMPLEMENTARIAS Y PARALELAS ENTRE SI (SPLITS) DE 50 A 60 M CON POTENCIAS DE 0.40 A 0.60 M ESTAN CERCA DE UNA APOFISIS INTRUSIVA
Deposit EL DENUNCIO COMPRENDE 9 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

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