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Santa Dorotea Mine

Producer in Tacna, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10110159
MRDS ID TC38039
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Dorotea Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.94955, -17.61434 (WGS84)
Elevation 400
Relative position 5-7? KM SE OF PALQUILLA

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 CHASLANI NO. 915 ON "MAPA MINERO DEL SUR DEL PERU" (1959)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Galena Ore
Clay Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Analytical data

Result HAND SORTED ORE ASSAYS 65-70% PB, 15-20% ZN, 800-1,000 G/MT AG. OTHER SHIPMENTS ASSAYED 50% PB 600 G/MT AG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.94955, -17.61434
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1928

Mining district

District name Palquilla Area

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Llupa, Alejandro
    First year 1958

Comments on the workings information

  • THREE SHORT ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 1959, PLAN PARA EL DESAROLLO DEL SUR DEL PERU, V.2, INFORME PS/A/5 LOS RECURSOS MINERALES: LIMA, USAID, P. 150. SIMONS, F., 1960, THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERU: USGS UNPUB. MS., P. 1457

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STRIKE: N30W(MANTO); N15E (VEIN), DIP: 35SW(MANTO); 45SE? (VEIN) MANTO 5-50CM THICK WITH POCKETS OF MINERALIZATION, IS MORE THAN 60M LONG AND EXTENDS AT LEAST TO 25M DEPTH DWON DIP. VEIN IS 20 CM WIDE.

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

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