1. Mineral Resources
  2. Online Spatial Data
  3. Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS)

Estrella Mina

Past Producer in Tacna, Peru with commodities Copper, Silver
Map
XML
JSON
KML
B
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099372
MRDS ID TAC0022
Record type Site
Current site name Estrella Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.53985, -17.3199 (WGS84)
Elevation 3030
Relative position ILABAYA A 11 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

  • UBICADA A 500 MTS AL ESTE DE LA VETA CRUZADA- ES ACCESIBLE DESDE TACNA SIGUIENDO LA RUTA QUE COMUNICA A LA ZONA DE TOJENES. LUEGO UNA TROCHA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver 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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.53985, -17.3199
ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallas

Ore body information

  • Strike N 14 E
    Dip 80 W
    Length 230M
    Width 0.6M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAS MAYORIA DE LOS MINERALES SON SUPERGENOS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ilabaya (Zona Tojenes)

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cochrane,Carlos

Comments on the production information

  • SE MANIFESTO QUE SE HAN EXTRAIDO CERCA DE 900 T.M. QUE SE HA VENDIDO COMO MINERAL DE EXPORTACION, EL ESCOGIDO ES A MANO 10.5% CU Y 4.0 OZ/TC AG

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 2400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1974
    Silver Ag 46.655 g/mt Silver Major 1974

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EL MINERAL DE VETA ES DE BAJO RENDIMIENTO ECONOMICO SIN EMBARGO SE RECOMIENDA MAYORES LABORES DE EXPLORACION,POR PRESENTAR CONDICIONES GEOLOGICAS FAVORABLES QUE INDICARIAN MEJORES VALORES EN PROFUNDIDAD.
  • LAS RESERVAS SON 2,400 T.M. CON EL RATIO DE CONCENTRACION DE 4 A 1 SE OBTENDRA 580 T.M. DE MINERAL CON 10% CU. LA POTENCIA PROMEDIO ES DE 0.70 M.

Comments on the workings information

  • LOS TRABAJOS ESTAN SUSPENDIDOS DESDE 5 A 6 ANOS ATRAS. UNA GALERIA (96 MT) DEL NIVEL 1 ESTA ACCESIBLE Y LAS DEMAS LABORES 2 CHIMENEAS, 1 PIQUE Y UNA MEDIA BARRETA ESTAN INACCESIBLES. LAS LABORES SE HAN EFECTUADO DE LA SUPERFICIE HACIA ABAJO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VARGAS, ARCADIO Y PAZ MAIDANA, MANUEL; GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA DE LAS UNIDADES DE ILABAYA Y CERCANA (TACNA), SERVICIO DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA,1,974.COD.B 7,278

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-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.

Maps centered on this site