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Leonora Mina

Producer in Tacna, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc, 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. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100779
MRDS ID TAC0047
Record type Site
Current site name Leonora Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.97344, -17.67405 (WGS84)
Elevation 3500
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position CAPLINA

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

  • A 5 KMS AL NW DE CAPLINA - CAUSIRI-CAPLINA-MINA (CAMINO DE HERRADURA 6 HORAS = 28 KMS)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hidrotermal

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Junerala
    Rock description Junerala
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.97344, -17.67405
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTES
    Strike N 30 E
    Dip 15 E
    Length 120M
    Width 0.4M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Caplina

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Casiano Lanchipa

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Total resources 5000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 7.6 wt-pct Lead Major 1972
    Zinc Zn 5.3 wt-pct Zinc Major 1972
    Silver Ag 600 g/mt Silver Major 1972

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LA MINA SE ENCUENTRA CADUCA. SOLO SE HA BLOQUEADO RESERVAS ALREDEDOR DE LA VETA PRINCIPAL, LAS POSIBILIDADES SON ESCASAS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 100M

Comments on the workings information

  • CARECEN DE CRITERIO TECNICO SOLO BUSCAN ZONAS DE BUEN MINERAL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL DENUNCIO COMPRENDE DE 12 HECTAREAS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-93 Quispe Aranda, Luis Alberto Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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