Sacramento, Mina

Prospect in Tacna, Peru with commodities Copper, Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056321
MRDS ID TAC0091
Record type Site
Current site name Sacramento, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.5329, -17.31435 (WGS84)
Elevation 2600
Relative position ILABAYA A 11 KM AL SE.

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

  • EL ACCESO ES DESDE TACNA COMO SIGUE:TACNA-CAMIARA(88KM-1 HORA,CARRETERA ESFALTADA);CAMIARA-LOCUMBA-ILABAYA( 52KM -3 HORAS,TROCHA CARROZABLE); ILABAYA -MINA ( CAMINO DE HERRADURA-3 HORAS, APROX. 11KM ). PARAJE TOJENES,CERROS HIGUERANE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Iron Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TAMBIEN SE ENCUENTRA PIRITA.SE TIENEN DATOS DEL PROMEDIO DE 7 MUESTRAS QUE DA 5.27% CU,TAMBIEN SE REPORTARON LEYES BAJAS DE AG 6.21% OZ ESTAS LEYES NO PERMITEN UN PALLAQUEO COMERCIAL. LA POTENCIA PROMEDIO ES DE 0.15% M

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Volcanico Quellaveco
    Rock description Volcanico Quellaveco
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.5329, -17.31435

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Falla Incapuquio

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N 4 E
    Dip 65-80 E
    Length 1000M
    Width 0.4M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ilabaya

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Guzman V, Oscar

Comments on development

  • ES SOLO UN PROSPECTO.LOS TRABAJOS SON ANTIGUOS CONSISTEN EN ALGUNOS PIQUES Y GALERIAS.EL PROPIETARIO ACTUAL SOLO HIZO UN LEVANTAMIENTO TOPOGRAFICO Y UN MUESTREO (CATEOS)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TORD G,ANTONIO.INFORME TECNICO DE LA MINA"SACRAMENTO";BANCO MINERO.1,954. COD. B7057

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LA POTENCIA MINERALIZADA ES DE 0.10-0.15M;Y 0.20-0.25 M LA EXTENSION DEL RELLENO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1994 Quispe Aranda, Luis Alberto Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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