Tacaza

Prospect in Arequipa, Peru with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279919
MAS/MILS ID 3330070020
Record type Site
Current site name Tacaza

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -72.03291, -16.99768 (WGS84)
Elevation 8000
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Arequipa(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Arequipa

Comments on the location information

  • MILS LOCATION IS FOR THE CITY OF MATARANI (MARARANI), PURE IN THE PROVENCE OF AREQUIPA. PROPERTY IS 360 KM FROM MATARANI BY THE SANTA LUCIA RAILWAY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -72.03291, -16.99768

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name St Lucia

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Inferred 45000000mt ore
    Total resources 45000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 4.51 wt-pct Copper Major 1993

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, DECEMBER 6, 1993, "KOOKABURRA LANDS

  • Deposit

    PERUVIAN COPPER PROJECT". PAGE 3.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-OCT-1995 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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