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Canaura Mina Veta Canaura I

Past Producer in Tacna, Peru with commodities Copper, 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. Production statistics
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056291
MRDS ID TAC0036
Record type Site
Current site name Canaura Mina Veta Canaura I
Related records 10056292, 10056293, 10104296, 10056294

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.87316, -17.78655 (WGS84)
Elevation 3900
Relative position PALCA A 10.5 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

  • DESDE TACNA A CHARANA (CARRETERA INTERNACIONAL) HASTA EL KM 70 LUEGO TROCHA CARROZBLE (3 KM). PARAJE UCHUSUMA Y CERRO SAN MANUEL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Hidrotermal (Propilitizacion-Cloritizacion-Caolinizacion-Piritizacion)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Rock unit name Chulluncane
    Rock description Chulluncane

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.87316, -17.78655
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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

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N 73 E
    Dip 72 N
    Length 100M
    Width 0.6M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAS ROCAS AFLORANTES PERTENECEN A LA FORMACION CHULLUNCANE, TIENE UNA POTENCIA DE 600 MTS.

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 Suarez Seguin Jose (Soc. Minera Tacna S. A.)

Production statistics

  • Year 1972
    Period 1972
    Material CU AG
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^20% Cu, 30 Oz/Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 20wt-pct
    Silver Silver 847g/mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LAS RESERVAS ESTAN AGOTADAS Y SOLO HAY MINERAL EN ALGUNOS PUENTES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VARGAS, ARCADIO; ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE LA UNIDAD CAPLINA-TACNA, SERVICIO DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA 1,972.COD.B 5011 GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, 1,972

  • Production

    ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO MINERO UNIDAD CAPLINA-TACNA (A. VARGAS)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL DENUNCIO TIENE 348 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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