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Cobriza Ii Mina Manto Inferior

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056312
MRDS ID TAC0069
Record type Site
Current site name Cobriza Ii Mina Manto Inferior
Related records 10088999

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.93844, -17.70183 (WGS84)
Elevation 3950
Relative position CAPLINA A 2 KM AL NE(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 2 KMS AL S.W DE CAPLINA, 2.5 KMS DE ATASPACA.PARAJE CERROS MANTOS VERDES.EL ACCESO DE TACNA-PALCA-CAUSIRI CARRETERA AFIRMADA 53 KM; CAUSIRI-ATASPACA-MINA CAMINO DE HERRADURA 16 KM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SE PRESENTAN SILICATOS ANHIDROS E HIDRATADOS DE CA,MG,FE,AL Y MN.EN ESTE MANTO DESDE 15 M ANTES DEL TOPE SW LA MINERALIZACION DISMINUYE Y EL SKARN LLEGA A CONVERTIRSE EN GRANATITA.UN FENOMENO SIMILAR OCURRE 2 M ANTES DEL TOPE NE.

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) Early Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Pelado
    Rock description Pelado

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.93844, -17.70183
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Falla

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR(MANTO)
    Strike N 25 E
    Dip 24 E
    Length 30M
    Width 20M

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL CONTACTO SE HA FORMADO UNA ZONA DE SKARN (CON SILICATOS ANHIDROS E HIDRATADOS DE CA MG, FE, AL Y MN QUE SIRVEN DE GANGA A LAS MENAS DE CU). EL SKARN LLEGA A CONVERTIRSE EN GRANATITA.

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 Sologuren, Wilson

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 0.14HA
    Overall depth 20M
    Overall length 64.01M

Comments on the workings information

  • EXISTEN 3 LABORES: 1) UN CRUCERO DE 80 M.; 2)UNA CORTADA DE 20 M. ; 3)UNA LABOR DE 50 M.

Comments on development

  • LA LABOR 2(3,937M)SE INICIA EN UNA CORTADA QUE DESPUES DE 20 M ALCANZA LA PARTE BAJA DE ESTE MANTO,LUEGO SE DESARROLLARON GALERIAS,PIQUES,CHIMINEAS Y LABORES DE EXPPLOTACION QUE ALCANZAN UN TOTAL DE 70 M LINEALES Y 25 M SEGUN EL RUMBO DEL MANTO.LA LABOR 3(3,950 M) TIENE 50 M DE LARGO,CORTA LA PARTE ALTA DEL MANTO INFERIOR Y EXPLORA EL MANTO POR 15 M LINEALES,EL MUESTREO DE ESTA LABOR DA LAS SIGUIENTES LEYES PROMEDIO 2.85%CU,0.021 AG.K.TM PARA UNA POTENCIA DE 1.77 M.UN MUESTREO DE LA LABOR 2 DIO LAS SIGUIENTES LEYES PROMEDIO 2.81% CU Y 0.33 AG.K.TM PARA UNA POTENCIA DE 2.15 M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL DENUNCIO TIENE 34 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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