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Asuncion Mina Manto Cobre 100

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. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056309
MRDS ID TAC0061
Record type Site
Current site name Asuncion Mina Manto Cobre 100
Related records 10056306, 10056308, 10100780, 10100781, 10056307

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.92538, -17.69766 (WGS84)
Elevation 4100
Relative position CAPLINA A 1.8 KM AL NW (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

  • ESTE MANTO AFLORA EN EEL LADO NW DEL AREA.PARAJE CERRO SINO.EL ACCESO DESDE TACNA ES COMO SIGUE: TACNA-PALCA-CAUSIRI CARRETERA AFIRMADA 53 KM; CAUSIRI-ATASPACA-MINA CAMINO DE HERRADURA 14 KM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION SE PRESENTA EN FORMA DE VETILLAS Y EN DISEMINACIONES

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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.92538, -17.69766
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallas
Type of structure Local
Structure description Falla De Rumbo Sw A Ne

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO
    Strike N 3 W
    Dip 22 E
    Length 160M
    Width 1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAS ROCAS PERTENECEN A LA FORMACION ATASPACA.UNA FALLA INTERRUMPE LA CONTINUIDAD DE LAS CAPAS Y LOS MANTOS

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 Lorenzo Lanchipa Y Otros

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Total resources 4700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1972
    Silver Ag 16.441 g/mt Silver Minor 1972

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LAS RESERVAS PROSPECTIVAS PARA LAS DOS ZONAS DUPLICARIAN LAS RESERVAS CALCULADAS QUE ALCANZARIAN A (20,000 T.M.). EN CANCHA SE TENIA 1,500 TM CON 3.8% CU Y 0.51 KTM AG

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 25M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VARGAS, ARCADIO; ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE LA UNIDAD CAPLINA - TACNA; SERVICIO DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, 1972.COD.B 5011

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EN EL DENUNCIO SE DIFERENCIAN 2 ZONAS UNA SUPERIOR (2 MANTOS) CON MINERALES DE PB Y ZN Y OTRO INFERIOR QUE TIENE 4 MANTOS CON MINERALES DE CU.
Deposit EL DENUNCIO TIENE 65 HA ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

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

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