Pampa Chillicolpa Deposit

Past Producer in Tacna, Peru with commodities Boron-Borates, Magnesite, Halite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063902
MRDS ID TC38005
Record type Site
Current site name Pampa Chillicolpa Deposit
Alternate or previous names Boratera Sapiutapa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.89538, -17.2199 (WGS84)
Elevation 4350
Relative position 12 KM W OF CHALLAPALCA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tacna(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Tacna

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Magnesite Primary
Halite Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Borax Ore
Epsomite Ore
Ulexite Ore
Clay Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.89538, -17.2199

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: LACUSTRINE SEDIMENTS, THERMAL SPRING DEPOSITS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MENDIVIL, S., 1965, GEOLOGIA DE LOS CUADRANGULOS DE MAURE Y ANTAJAVE: COMISION CARTA GEOLOGICA NACIONAL BOL. 10, P. 88

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A CRUST OF BORATES - SULFATES - SALT - CLAY - SILICA A FEW CM THICK ON A DRY LAKE BED FED BY THERMAL SPRINGS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1991 Long, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1993 Restrepo, P.A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.