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Esperanza Mina Veta 3

Past Producer in Tacna, Peru with commodity Copper
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089001
MRDS ID TAC0073
Record type Site
Current site name Esperanza Mina Veta 3

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.98566, -17.65599 (WGS84)
Elevation 3800
Relative position CAPLINA A 7.5 KM AL SE(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

  • 7 KMS AL SUR DEL CASERIO DE PALQUILLA.PARAJE FLANCO ESTE DEL CERRO CHARE.ACCESO DESDE TACNA-PALQUILLA(CONTROL DE ADUANA) CARRETERA AFIRMADA 66 KM; ADUANA -PALQUILLA(PUEBLO)-MINA TROCHA CARROZABLE 14 KM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Hidrotermal Y Oxidacion

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Caplina
    Rock description Caplina
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Junerata
    Rock description Junerata

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.98566, -17.65599
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Falla
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fallas (2),Son Post Minerales Y Transversales Desplazan La Veta Cerca De 2 M

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR(LENTES)
    Strike N 25 W
    Dip 74 E
    Length 100M
    Width 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Caplina

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Victor Sologuren

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DE ESTA VETA NO SE REPORTAN RESERVAS POR QUE SUS LEYES NO SON COMERCIALES

Comments on development

  • AFLORA EN EL LADO SW DEL AREA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VARGAS, ARCADIO; ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE LA UNIDAD CAPLINA - TACNA; SERVICIO DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, 1972.COD.B 5011

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1993 Quispe Aranda, Luis Alberto Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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