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Canaura Mina Veta Canaura V

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. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056294
MRDS ID TAC0040
Record type Site
Current site name Canaura Mina Veta Canaura V
Related records 10056291, 10056292, 10104296, 10056293

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

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION SE DA EN PEQUENOS LENTES Y EN ALGUNAS DESIMINACIONES EN LOS FRAGMENTOS DEL RELLENO

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue

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 12 E
    Dip 66 E
    Length 25M
    Width 0.3M

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

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL DENUNCIO TIENE 348 HA ; 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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