Esperanza Mina Veta 2

Past Producer in Tacna, Peru with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056314
MRDS ID TAC0072
Record type Site
Current site name Esperanza Mina Veta 2
Related records 10056313, 10089000

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.98566, -17.63934 (WGS84)
Elevation 3800
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position CAPLINA A 7.5 KM AL SE(LINEA RECTA), Acc C Arta Nnacional(1:100,000)

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

  • 7 KMS AL SUR DEL CASERIO DE PALQUILLA.PARAJE FLANCO ESTE DEL CERRO CHARE.DESDE TACNA-PALQUILLA(CONTROL DE ADUANA) CARRETERA AFIRMADA 66 KM;ADUANA-PALQUILLA(PUEBLO)-MINA TROCHA CARROZABLE 14 KM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Hidrotermal Y Oxidacion

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) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Junerata
    Rock description Junerata

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.98566, -17.63934

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Falla
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fallas (2,Son Post Minerales Y Transversales

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR(LENTES)
    Strike N 16 E
    Dip 54 W
    Length 60M
    Width 2M

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

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Total resources 5300000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.8 wt-pct Copper Major 1972

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EN ESTA VETA TENEMOS QUE ASUMIR 70 M DE LARGO,25 M DE ALTO,1.2 M DE ANCHO Y UN PESO ESPECIFICO DE 2.4, EN CANCHA HAY 300 TM DE MINERAL.

Comments on development

  • AFLORA EN LA PARTE ALTA DEL AREA,AL SURB DEW LAS 2 ANTERIORES.LA LABOR 3 SIGUE ESTA VETA 60 M AL NORTE,ES LA VETA DE DONDE SE HA EXTRAIDO MAYOR CANTIDAD DE MINERAL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-93 Quispe Aranda, Luis Alberto Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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