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Aurora Mine

Past Producer in Tacna, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  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 10063945
MRDS ID TC38071
Record type Site
Current site name Aurora Mine
Related records 10068922

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.56624, -17.28101 (WGS84)

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

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR CHINTARI. LAT-LON FROM "MAPA MINERO DEL SUR DEL PERU" 1959, NO. 912.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Gangue

Analytical data

Result HAND SORTED ORE ASSAYED 54% PB 530 G/MT AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.56624, -17.28101
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40E
    Dip 60-70NW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1954
Discoverer Daniel Laqui

Mining district

District name Tojenes Area

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Blanco, Jose Suarez
    First year 1958

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS AND 80-100 M ADITS ALONG STRIKE OF VEIN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 1959, PLAN PARA EL DESAROLLO DEL SUR DEL PERU, V.2, INFORME PS/A/S LOS RECURSOS MINERALES: LIMA, USAID, P. 150

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN 40 TO 80 CM WIDE CONSISTS OF SILICIFIED FAULT BRECCIA WITH LENSES AND STRINGERS OF QUARTZ 10-30 CM WIDE.

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

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