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La Despreciada 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. 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 10056272
MRDS ID TAC0012
Record type Site
Current site name La Despreciada Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.024, -17.80322 (WGS84)
Elevation 2300
Relative position PACHIA A 13 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

  • EL ACCESO ES DESDE TACNA A PALCA HASTA EL KM 35 DESDE AQUI UN CAMINO DE HERRADURA 2 KMS. PARAJE FLANCO S-E DEL CERRO ROSARINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LOS ENSAYES REPORTADOS OFRECEN UN PROMEDIO DE 3.5% DE CU PARA UNA POTENCIA DE 0.30 M QUE DILUIDA A 0.8 M DA 1.4% DE CU

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Hidrotermal

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.024, -17.80322
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 34 W
    Dip 85 E
    Length 300M
    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 Cercana (Zona De Cercana)

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Marcos Cohaila (Efrain Mares)

Comments on the production information

  • ESTE DEPOSITO SOLO SE TRABAJO EN PEQUENA ESCALA EN VARIAS EPOCAS Y SOLO VENDIO UN POCO DE MINERAL ESCOGIDO.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 60000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1970

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO SE CONSIDERA RESERVAS PORQUE LA POTENCIA DE LA VETA ES POCA Y EL TRANSPORTE DIFICIL Y LOS COSTOS DE PRODUCCION SON ELEVADOS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 120M

Comments on the workings information

  • SOBRE LA VETA SE HAN HECHO VARIOS CATEOS, UNA GALERIA, PEQUENOS PIQUES CHIMINEAS Y LABORES DE EXPLOTACION. LA MINA ESTA PARALIZADA (1974)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VARGAS, ARCADIO Y PAZ MAIDANA, MANUEL; GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA DE LAS UNIDADES DE ILABAYA Y CERCANA (DPTO DE TACNA), SERVICIO DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA 1,974.COD.B 7,2782

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VETA PRINCIPAL DENOMINADA "DESPRECIADA", ADEMAS EXISTEN 3 VETAS SECUNDARIAS MAS PEQUENAS. (30-40 MTS LONGITUD Y 0.05 - 0.20 M DE POTENCIA).
Deposit EL DENUNCIO MINERO COMPRENDE 18 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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