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Cruz Juarez Deposito

Producer in Tacna, Peru with commodity Limestone, High Calcium
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  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. Land status
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056339
MRDS ID TAC0127
Record type Site
Current site name Cruz Juarez Deposito

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.10678, -17.68433 (WGS84)
Elevation 2600
Relative position PACHIA A 23 KM AL S(LINEA RECTA).TACNA UBICADA A 38 KM AL S (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 CERROS HUANCANO.ES ACCESIBLE DESDE TACNA MEDIANTE EL SIGUIENTE ITINERARIO: TACNA-CRUCE 47.4 KM (CARRETERA TACNA-TARATA PARCIALMENTE ASFALTADA),CRUCE-DEPOSITO 2.1 KM TROCHA CARROZABLE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, High Calcium Primary

Analytical data

Result 99% CO3CA(CALCITA).

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
    Rock unit name Toquepala
    Rock description Toquepala
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.10678, -17.68433
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Falla

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO
    Thickness 2M
    Length 100M
    Width 10M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • ES INTERMITENTE,APROXIMADAMENTE 8 TM MENSUALES.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Total resources 2000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Limestone, High Calcium CaCo3 99 wt-pct Limestone Major 1994

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LOS PARAMETROS ESTIMADOS PARA LAS RESERVAS SON:100 M DE LARGO,10 M DE ANCHO,UNA POTENCIA DE 2 M.

Comments on the workings information

  • LA EXPLOTACION ES MANUAL,SE UTILIZA EXPLOSIVOS,LOS TALADROS SE PERFORAN A PULSO,LA EXTRACCION ES DIFICIL A PESAR DEL FUERTE FRACTURAMIENTO Y TAMBIEN ES DIFICIL RECUPERAR BLOQUES DE 1 M3.LA EXPLOTACION ES INTERMITENTE Y EN BLOQUES DE 0.5 M3 DE ACUERDO A LA DEMANDA.

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ESTRATOS CALCAREOS DE ORIGEN QUIMICO DE TEXTURA BANDEADA Y COLORES AMARILLO,VERDE,BLANCO . ESTA SOBREYACIENDOLO UN ESTRATO CALCAREO IMPURO(1.50 M),Y UN CONGLOMERADO CON CLASTOS DE DE TOBAS INTERCALADO CON CENIZA VOLCANICA(4 M)
Deposit UNA SECCION PULIDA DEMOSTRO QUE ESTE MATERIAL ES DE FACIL PULIDO,EXCELENTE BRILLO Y COLORES AGRADABLES A LA VISTA. ES FACTIBLE EXPLOTAR BLOQUES DE TAMANO COMERCIAL EN ESTE DEPOSITO. ACTUALMENTE ES USADO PARA LA FABRICACION DE OBJETOS DECORATIVOS Y LOSETAS. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

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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