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Luzber Mina

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. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056323
MRDS ID TAC0096
Record type Site
Current site name Luzber Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.98569, -17.80599 (WGS84)
Elevation 650
Relative position ITE A 4.5 KM AL SE(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

  • PARAJE ALFARILLO.EL ACCESO DESDE TACNA ES:TACNA-CAMIARA CARRETERA ASFALTADA 80 KM; CAMIARA-ITE 25 KM CARRETERA AFIRMADA; ITE-MINA 9 KM TROCHA CARROZABLE. HAY UN PUQUIAL EN EL DENUNCIO COLINDANTE EL PACIFICO,NO HAY MADERA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hidrotermal

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Chocolate
    Rock description Chocolate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.98569, -17.80599
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallas

Ore body information

  • Strike N 61 Y 70 E
    Dip 80 N Y 80 NW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sotillo,Elias

Comments on the production information

  • DEL NIVEL 1 DE LA VETA 2 SE HA EXTRAIDO MINERAL COMERCIAL.SE EMPLEA EL METODO DEL CIRCADO.SE ESTIMA UNA PRODUCION MENSUAL DE 3 TM CON LEYES DE 10-12% DE CU.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 1500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.08 wt-pct Copper Major 1970

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EL NIVEL 1,DE LA VETA 1 DA 135 TM CON 1.67% CU(QUE ES MARGINAL),LOS NIVELES 3,4 Y 5 DE LA VETA 2 DAN EN CONJUNTO 1,368 TM CON 4.49% DE CU Y 0.76 OZ/TC AG
  • LAS RESERVAS DE LA VETA 2 SON COMERCIALES,SE LE A APLICADO UN CASTIGO DEL 20%.LAS 1,368 TM = 1,508 TC,TOMANDO EL RATIO DE 3.9 SE TENDRIA 387 TC DE MINERAL PALLAQUEADO CON 13.58% CU.

Comments on the workings information

  • VETA 1 TIENE UNA GALERIA DE 12 M AL NE,1 PIQUE DE 2 M,UNA TRINCHERA 20 M MAS ARRIBA DEL NIVEL 1,TAMBIEN UN CATEO A 60 M AL E. LA VETA 2 (LA PRINCIPAL) PRESENTA EN EL NIVEL 1 UNA GALERIA DE 60 M AL NW QUE TIENE 2 CHIMINEAS DE 3 Y 10 M DE ALTURA,SE OBSERVA UN PIQUE TAPADO ,TAMBIEN SE OBSERVAN CATEOS. NIVEL 2 10 M DEBAJO DEL 1 TIENE UNA GALERIA DE 14 M AL NW SOBRE UNA FRACTURA ESTERIL.EL NIVEL 3 ESTA A 85 M DEBAJO DEL NIVEL 2 TIENE 1 GALERIA DE 20 M AL NW.EL NIVEL 4,20 M MAS ABAJO QUE EL 3 TIENE UNA GALERIA DE 37 M,UN PIQUE TAPADO DE 3 M,UNA CHIMINEA DE 3 M DE ALTURA.EL NIVEL 5 TIENE UNA GALERIA DE 8 M AL NW ESTA A 13 M ABAJO DEL NIVEL 4.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUDENA,EDGARDO INFORME TECNICO MINA LUZBER;BANCO MINERO 1,970.COD.B 2.462

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRESENTA 2 FRACTURAS LLAMADAS VETA 1 CON RUMBO PROMEDIO N 70 E BUZAMIENTO 80 N Y POTENCIA DE 0.26 M;LA VETA 2 ES LA PRINCIPAL CON RUMBO PROMEDIO DE N 61 E,BUZAMIENTO 80 NW Y CON POTE4NCIA DE 0.26 M.
Deposit EL DENUNCIO TIENE 260 HA ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Quispe Aranda, Luis Alberto Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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