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Cerro Pelado Prospecto

Occurrence in Tacna, Peru with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089012
MRDS ID TAC0105
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Pelado Prospecto

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.05236, -17.78933 (WGS84)
Elevation 600
Relative position ILO A 33.5 KM AL NW (LINEA RECTA)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tacna(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Tacna

Comments on the location information

  • PARAJE QUEBRADA TACAHUAY(CABEZERA).EL ACCESO SE HACE DESDE ILO POR TROCHA CARROZABLE QUE ESTA A 8 KM DE LA LINEA DE PLAYA. OTRA FORMA DE ACCESO ES COMO SIGUE CARRETERA PANAMERICANA HASTA CAMIARA(85 KM DE TACNA),DE ESTE LUGAR UN DESVIO DE 8 KM QUE LLEGA A LOS YAC. DE SAL DE PUITE,LUEGO UNA TROCHA DE 14 KM HASTA EL CERRO PELADO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Hidrotermal

Analytical data

Result 34% FE,0.12 % P,0.05 %

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Chocolate(Volcanico)
    Rock description Chocolate(Volcanico)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.05236, -17.78933
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallas

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N 80 E
    Dip 80 S
    Thickness 3M
    Length 200M
    Width 50M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1963
    Total resources 1000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 42 wt-pct Iron Major 1963
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 200000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 34 wt-pct Iron Major 1970

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INCLUYE RESERVAS PROBADAS,PROBABLES Y PROSPECTIVAS
  • LAS RESERVAS HAN SIDO ESTIMADAS SOLO CON TRABAJOS DE EXPLORACION.

Comments on development

  • SOLO ES UN PROSPECTO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ORTIZ,GUILLERMO YACIMIENTOS DE FIERRO EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE TACNA.SERVICIO DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA 1,970.COD.B 0624

  • Deposit

    MADRID,ATILIO YACIMIENTOS DE FIERRO EN TACNA.I.N.I.F.M 1,963.COD.B 0482

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ADEMAS EXISTEN OTRAS VETAS EN UN ANCHO TOTAL DE 1.5 KM,CUYOS RUMBOS VARIAN ENTRE E-W Y N 45 E,APARECEN COMO CRESTONES INTERUMPIDOS DE 0.5- 2 M DE ANCHO Y LONGITUDES DE 10-50 M,LA MAYORIA ESTA CVUBIERTA DE MATERIAL DETRITICO. EL YAC. ES DE TIPO HIPOGENETICO.
Deposit EN LA ESTRUCTURA TAMBIEN SE OBSERVA MILONITA(POLVO BLANCO SILICOSO)QUE SE PRESENTA COMO PANIZO. VEA RECORD NUMBER W026865. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

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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