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Mercedes Ii Mina

Occurrence in Tacna, Peru with commodities Copper, 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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089011
MRDS ID TAC0102
Record type Site
Current site name Mercedes Ii Mina
Related records 10095933

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.46901, -17.70599 (WGS84)
Elevation 1610
Relative position SAMA GRANDE A 11 KM AL SW(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 QUEBRADA CORUCA.ACCESO DESDE TACNA-CARRETERA PANAMERICANA KM 1,272(56 KM ) ;KM 1,272-DESVIO CORUCA (39 KM); DESVIO CORUCA-DESVIO MINA(2 KM); DESVIO MINA-MINA(4 KM). NO SE TIENE AGUA,NI MADERA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Hidrotermal

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Toquepala
    Rock description Toquepala

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.46901, -17.70599
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Zona De Sama

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Silva,Baldomero 50% Y Albarracin,Federico 50%

Comments on the production information

  • EL DUENO MANIFIESTA HABER VENDIDO MINERAL ESCOGIDO EN TACNA.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Total resources 650000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.89 wt-pct Copper Major 1971
    Silver Ag 24.882 g/mt Silver Minor 1971

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LAS LEYES DE LAS RESERVAS SON SUB-MARGINALES

Comments on development

  • PRESENTA 3 PEQUENAS GALERIAS EN EL FLANCO SE DE LA QUEBRADA DE 3 Y 4 M.ESTA RECONOCIDA APROXIMADAMENTE UNOS 60 M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUDENA,EDGARDO INFORME TECNICO MINA MERCEDES II;BANCO MINERO 1,971.COD.B 5,642

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL DENUNCIO TIENE 600 HA ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit LA POTENCIA MEDIA ES DE 0.31 M

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Quispe Aranda, Luis Alberto Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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