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Morena Mina

Past Producer in Tacna, Peru with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc
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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. 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 10056315
MRDS ID TAC0074
Record type Site
Current site name Morena Mina
Alternate or previous names Morena 1 Y 2

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.99538, -17.66016 (WGS84)
Elevation 3300
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position CAPLINA A 6.5 KM AL SE (LINEA RECTA), Acc Carta Nnacional(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

  • 6 KM AL OESTE DE CHALLAVIENTO.PARAJE PARTE BAJA DE LA FALDA SE DEL CERRO CHARE CERCA DE LA QUEBRADA COTANANE. DE TACNA-PALQUILLA-MINA ESPERANZA TROCHA CARROZABLE 80 KM;MINA ESPERANZA-MINA MORENA 2 KM CAMINO DE HERRADURA

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.99538, -17.66016
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Falla

Ore body information

  • Name MORENA 1
    General form MANTO(PLANO)
    Strike N 20 E}
    Dip 20 W}
    Length 500M
    Width 0M
  • Name MORENA 2
    General form MANTO(PLANO)
    Dip 20 W}

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 Victor Mazuelos

Comments on the production information

  • SOLO SE HA EXTRAIDO MINERAL EN POCA CASNTIDAD QUE ESCOGIDO SE HA VENDIDO EN TACNA.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO SE ESTIMAN RESERVAS EN ESTA MINA POR LOS BAJOS VALORES DEL PROMEDIO DE LAS LEYES DEL MINERAL.

Comments on the workings information

  • EL LABNOREO NO ES MUY INTENSO,EXISTEN MAS DE 20 PEQUENAS LABORES REALIZADAS SIN NINGUN CRITERIO GEOLOGICO (MORENO 1). LAS LABORES SON PEQUENAS Y SIN CRITERITO GEOLOGICO.

Comments on development

  • LAS LABORES SUBTERRANEAS ALCANZAN MAXIMO 30 M DE PROFUNDIDAD.EL MUESTREO OFRECE LOS SIGUIENTES PROMEDIOS 2.43% CU,6.45% PB,5.91% ZN PARA UN APOTENCIA DE 0.87 M

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 EL DENUNCIO COMPRENDE 1,000 HECTAREAS (MORENO 1). EL DENUNCIO COMPRENDE 900 HA (MORENO 2). ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit EL DENUNCIO MORENA 1 ES EL MANTO PRINCIPAL Y ES CASI HORIZONTAL. ESTEMANTO (MORENA 2) ES MAS CHICO QUE EL ANTERIOR, NO SE TIENE MAS DATOS SOBRE ESTE MANTO.

Reporter information

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

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