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Chontacollo Mina Veta I

Past 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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056288
MRDS ID TAC0032
Record type Site
Current site name Chontacollo Mina Veta I
Related records 10056286, 10056289, 10056290

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.93233, -17.74488 (WGS84)
Elevation 3600
Relative position PALCA A 3 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

  • MINA A 5 KM DE CAUSURI. PARAJE CERRO CHONTACOLLO. ACCESO TACNA-CAUSURI 53 KM; CAUSURI-PUNTA CARRETERA 4KM. DE AQUI A LA MINA 1 KM (CAMINO DE HERRADURA).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Hidrotermal

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Caplina
    Rock description Caplina
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Juneratas (Volcanicos)
    Rock description Juneratas (Volcanicos)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.93233, -17.74488
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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 40 E
    Dip 80 N
    Length 20M
    Width 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Caplina

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Martorell Jorge

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    BAZAN P., PEDRO; INFORME TECNICO DE SOLICITUD DE PRESTAMO MINA "CHONTACOLLO", COD: B7742; BANCO MINERO DEL PERU, 1970.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL DENUNCIO COMPRENDE 24 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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