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Carmen Cantera

Past Producer in Tacna, Peru with commodity Calcium
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056333
MRDS ID TAC0120
Record type Site
Current site name Carmen Cantera

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.04012, -17.87016 (WGS84)
Elevation 2100
Relative position PACHIA A 12.5 KM AL E.(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 CERRO PALO.ACCESO DESDE TACNA COMO SIGUE TACNA-MICULLA-CRUCE 23.8 KM CARRETERA ASFALTADA TACNA -PALCA;CRUCE - DEPOSITO 8.5 KM TROCHA CARROZABLE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Calcium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Hidrotermal(Silificacion,Epidotizacion)

Analytical data

Result CAO 54.50%,CO2 42.50%,SIO2 1.87%,FE2O3 0.16%,AL2O3 1.10%,SO3 0.09%,MGO 0.02,K2O Y NA2O NO SE DETECTARON.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name San Francisco
    Rock description San Francisco

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.04012, -17.87016
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Metamorfismo.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • SE HAN EXTRAIDO ALGUNAS MILES DE TONELADAS,PERO EN LA FECHA NO SE TRABAJABA.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Total resources 55000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Calcium CaO 54.5 wt-pct Calcium Major 1994

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PARA ESTIMAR LAS RESERVAS SE HAN TOMADO LOS SIGUIENTES PROMEDIOS PARA DOS CUERPOS, 100 Y 150 M DE LARGO, 20 M DE ANCHO ,5 Y 15 M DE ESPESOR.

Comments on the workings information

  • LOS TRABAJOS SE HAN HECHO A CIELO ABIERTO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSPIGLIOSI,C Y BOULANGGER,E.EVALUACION GEOLOGICA PRELIMINAR DE DEPOSITOS MINERALES NO METALICOS Y ROCAS INDUSTRIALES EN LOS DEPARTAMENTOS DE TACNA Y MOQUEGUA.INGEMMET 1,994

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO PRESENTA CUERPOS IRREGULARES DE CALCITA EN UNA ZON DE GRAN FRACTURAMIENTO. LAS ROCAS DE CAJA ESTAN METAMORFIZADAS(MARMOLIZADAS).

Reporter information

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

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