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Ricardina Mina

Producer in Tacna, Peru with commodities Copper, 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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  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 10056287
MRDS ID TAC0031
Record type Site
Current site name Ricardina Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.91205, -17.71016 (WGS84)
Elevation 4100
Relative position PALCA A 8 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

  • A 1.5 KM AL N E DEL CASERIO DE ATASPACA - 11.5 KM DE CAUSIRI-MINA (CAMINO DE HERRADURA). PARAJE CERRO JARANE. EL ACCESO DE TACNA - CAUSURI (CARRETERA AFIRMADA) 53 KM; CAUSURI-ATASPACA-MINA (CAMINO DE HERRADURA) 10 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION SE PRESENTA DISIMINADO Y EN VENILLAS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Actinolite Gangue
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hidrotermal

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Ataspaca
    Rock description Ataspaca
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.91205, -17.71016
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallas
Type of structure Local
Structure description Pliegues

Ore body information

  • Strike N 10 W
    Dip 18 E
    Length 30M
    Width 1.5M

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 Vaccaro Antonio

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SI LOS RESULTADOS SON FAVORABLES, LAS RESERVAS SE INCREMENTARAN EN POR LO MENOS 8,000 T.M., SI SE PROLONGA LA LABOR 1 HASTA INTERCEPTAR EL MANTO PRINCIPAL. SEGUN EL RATIO DE CONCENTRACION QUE DE 5 TM DE MINERAL "MISITU" PARA OBTENER 1 TM DE MINERAL ESCOGIDO.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 35M
    Overall width 4M

Comments on the workings information

  • EXISTEN 2 LABORES CON DEFICIENTE CRITERIO TECNICO

Comments on development

  • LOS TRABAJOS CON A RITMO LENTO (1970). TIENE 2 LABORES, LABOR "1" TIENE UNA CORTADA DE 135 MT, AL FINAL UN INCLINADO DE 30 MT, TERMINA EN UN SUB-NIVEL DE 20 MT. LABOR "2" UNA CORTADA DE 35 MT ACCESIBLES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VARGAS, ARCADIO; ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO - MINERO DE LA UNIDAD CAPLINA-TACNA, COD. B5011; SERVICIO DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, 1972.

  • Deposit

    LUDENA, EDGARDO; INFORME TECNICO DE SOLICITUD DE PRESTAMO MINA "RICARDINA", COD. B3965; BANCO MINERO DEL PERU, 1970.

  • Production

    SEGUN VERSIONES VERBALES ESTE YACIMIENTO HA BENEFICIADO 10,000 T.M. DE MINERAL

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL DENUNCIO COMPRENDE 8 HECTAREAS ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1993 Quispe Aranda, Luis Alberto Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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