El Cano Mine

Producer in Tacna, Peru with commodity Sulfur
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063950
MRDS ID TC38077
Record type Site
Current site name El Cano Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.04956, -17.331 (WGS84)
Elevation 4650
Relative position NW OF TACNA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tacna(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Tacna

Comments on the location information

  • 176 KM NW OF TACNA ON THE TACNA-TARATA ROAD, SOUTH FLANK OF THE CHALLINA-CHICO MOUNTAIN. LAT-LON FROM "MAPA DE YACIMIENTOS NO METALICOS DEL PERU" NO. 502.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sulfur Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.04956, -17.331

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Volcanic Center

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact Between Eruptive Centers And Sedimentary Rock

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Susa Palla Area

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: 400,000 TONS WITH 435 S

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INSTITUTO GEOLOGICO MINERO Y METALURGICO, 19 , YACIMIENTOS NO METALICOS DEL PERU: LIMA, IGMM, P. 12. BOGGIO, M.S. 1986, PERU: A MINGIN COUNTRY. INGEMMET. P. 1242-1243

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MASSIVE SULFUR BEDS (10-20 CM THICK) INTERCALATED WITH SULFUROUS CALICHE BEDS OF VARIABLE SIZE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-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.