Laura Prospecto

Prospect 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. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097329
MRDS ID TAC0051
Record type Site
Current site name Laura Prospecto

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.04123, -17.8421 (WGS84)
Elevation 2300
Relative position PACHIA A 13.5 KM (APROX.)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

  • SE UBICA AL OESTE DE LA MINA CERCANA (350 MTS).MARGEN IZQIUERDA DE LA QUEBRADA PALCA.CORRE PARALELA A LAS ANTERIORES VETAS.EL ACCESO SE HACE DESDE LA CIUDAD DE TACNA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Hidrotermal

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.04123, -17.8421

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallas

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Width 0.1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • POR SU POCA POTENCIA NO PRESENTA POSIBILIDADES ECONOMICAS

Comments on development

  • EL TRABAJO CONSISTE EN UN TAJO QUE ALCANZA UNA PROFUNDIDAD DE 20 M,LA PARTE MAS SUPERIOR DE ESTA LABOR SE ENCUENTRA A 2,0930.M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ESCUDERO R., JULIO Y FLORES, MARCO; INFORME GEOLOGICO DEL AREA DE LLUTA (DPTO DE TACNA).INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INDUSTRIA AL FOMENTO MINERO, 1962. COD.B0021

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL DENUNCIO COMPRENDE 30 HECTAREAS ; 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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.