| Deposit ID | 10063914 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC38022 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Esperanza Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.06623, -17.63934 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3400 |
| Relative position | 18-20 KM S OF TARATA, 7.5 KM SE OF CAPALINA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tacna(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Tacna |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Digenite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Capalina;Junerata |
| Rock description | Capalina;Junerata |
| (1) | -70.06623, -17.63934 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Two Post Mineral Transverse Faults Displace The Veins 2 M. |
| Name | VETA 1 |
|---|---|
| General form | LENSES |
| Strike | N16E}N16E}N25W |
| Dip | 80 W}54 W}74 E |
| Thickness | 1M |
| Length | 90M |
| Name | VETA 2 |
|---|---|
| General form | LENSES |
| Strike | N16E}N16E}N25W |
| Dip | 80 W}54 W}74 E |
| Thickness | 2M |
| Length | 60M |
| Name | VETA 3 |
|---|---|
| General form | LENSES |
| Strike | N16E}N16E}N25W |
| Dip | 80 W}54 W}74 E |
| Thickness | 0.8M |
| Length | 100M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cerro Chare Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sologuren, Wilson |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC38022 |
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 1959, PLAN PARA EL DESAROLLO DEL SUR DEL PERU, V.2, INFORME PS/A/5 LOS RECURSOS MINERALES: LIMA, USAID, P. 150.
SIMONS, F., 1960, THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERU: USGS, UNPUBLISHED M.S., P. 885.
VARGAS, A.; 1972. ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE LA UNIDAD CAPLINA-TACNA: SERVICIO DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, COD.B5011.
CIMRI
VARGAS (1972)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SILICIFIED STRUCTURE OUTCROPS FOR 200M ALONG STRIKE IS 10M WIDE. CONTAINS QUARTZ VEIN 2-3 CM WIDE IN BRECCIATED ZONE 2 M WIDE. 400 M TO S IS A QUARTZ VEIN 4-10 CM WIDE ORIENTED N-S 85W. ORE BODY 0: OUTCROPS IN WEST. ORE BODY 1: OUTCROPS IN THE HIGHER PART OF THE AREA. THE MAJOR PART OF PRODUCTION CAME FROM THIS VEIN. ORE BODY 2: OUTCROPS IN SW OF THE AREA, GRADES ARE LOW. |
| Deposit | SEE RECORD NUMBER TAC0070. |
| 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 | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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