Natividad Prospect

Occurrence in Tacna, Peru with commodity Lead
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096038
MRDS ID TC38043
Record type Site
Current site name Natividad Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -70.29972, -17.64888 (WGS84)
Elevation 2200
Relative position 6 KM FROM PALCA

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

  • ON CERRO VILAQUE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -70.29972, -17.64888

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Palca Area

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 20M

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, F., 1960, THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERU: USGS UNPUB. MS., P. 1455

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IRREGULAR POCKET

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.