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San Javier Millonario Mina

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. 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. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100778
MRDS ID TAC0004
Record type Site
Current site name San Javier Millonario Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.01678, -17.86016 (WGS84)
Elevation 2060
Relative position PACHIA A 12.5 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 CERRO CARNAVAL. ACCESO TACNA-UCHUSUMA (36 KMS). DE AQUI CAMINO DE HERRADURA 5 KM HASTA LA MINA. CERCA A LA MINA NO HAY MADERA NI AGUA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.01678, -17.86016
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form MANTO
    Strike N 60 W
    Dip 20 SE
    Length 80M
    Width 1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cercana (Zona Higuerane)

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Quintin, Camargo

Production statistics

  • Year 1973
    Period 1973
    Material CON CU AG
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^14% Cu, 1.1 Oz/Tc Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Silver Silver 31g/mt
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 14wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • SE PRODUCE 1.2 T.M. DE MINERAL ESCOGIDO MENSUALMENTE. SE TRABAJA A PULSO Y SIN CRITERIO TECNICO. EL MINERAL SE LLEVA A TACNA. EL ULTIMO ENVIO LO VENDIO A MINERO PERU (30/09/73) CON 14% CU. FUERON 10,706 TMNS PARA OBTENER 1 TM DE MINERAL ESCOGIDO SE NECESITA 5.3 TM DE MINERAL EN BRUTO

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 7200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.08 wt-pct Copper Major 1974

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LAS POSIBILIDADES DEL DEPOSITO SON LIMITADAS DEBIDO AL ACCESO DIFICIL, FALTA DE RECURSO NATURALES, POCA LONGITUD DEL MANTO Y COSTOS DE EXPLOTACION ALTOS. ESTAS RESERVAS LAS ESTIMO EL BANCO MINERO.

Comments on the workings information

  • SOBRE EL MANTO PRINCIPAL EXISTEN 3 LABORES, GALERIAS QUE SIGUEN EL BUZAMIENTO DE LA VETA, LA LABOR 2 ES UNA GALERIA DE 6 M ESTA MINA ESTA TRABAJANDO EN POCA ESCALA (1,974). LAS LABORES ALCANZAN UNA LONGITUD DE 92 MT Y 48 MT EN LAS LABORES 1 Y 3 RESPECTIVAMENTE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VARGAS, ARCADIO Y PAZ MAIDANA, MANUEL; GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA DE LAS UNIDADES DE ILABAYA Y CERCANA (TACNA),SERVICIO DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, 1974.COD.B 7278

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL DENUNCIO MINERO COMPRENDE 48 HECTAREAS ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

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

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