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Los Colorados, Mina

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. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099374
MRDS ID TAC0087
Record type Site
Current site name Los Colorados, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.47735, -17.72544 (WGS84)
Elevation 805
Relative position SAMA GRANDE A 7 KM AL SW (LINEA RECTA).TACNA A 66KM(AL SE DE LA MINA).

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 LLUCO.EL ACCESO ES DESDE TACNA DE LA SIGUIENTE MANERA:TACNA-DESVIO SAMA 40KM (CARRETERA ASFALTADA),DESVIO SAMA - PUNTA CARRETERA 25 KM (CARRETERA AFIRMADA), PUNTA DE CARRETERA-MINA 1 KM (CAMINO DE HERRADURA). NO SE TIENE AGUA, NI MADERA EN EL LUGAR.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • EN GENERAL SON MINERALES OXIDADOS DE COBRE

Alteration

  • (Local) Hidrotermal

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Rock unit name Toquepala
    Rock description Toquepala
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.47735, -17.72544
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Length 150M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA UNIDAD IGNEA NO TIENE UN NOMBRE ESPECIFICO.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cueto A,Rafael Con 66.67% Y Flores D,Jose Con 33.33%

Production statistics

  • Year 1970
    Material CON COBRE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^16.14%-2.00%Onz Ag/Tc Promedio
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Silver Silver 9wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • LAS VENTAS SE HICIERON A LA CASA MAURICIO HOCHSCHILD Y AL BANCO MINERO EN LOS MESES DE AGOSTO,SETIEMBRE Y OCTUBRE.POR UN VALOR TOTAL DE $399.30.EL VALOR DE UNA TC=$100=S/3,870.00.EL TRABAJO SE REALIZABA MANUALMENTE Y EN FORMA IMPIRICA

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 340000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 5.65 wt-pct Copper Major 1970

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LAS RESERVAS SON DE LOS TRES CLAVOS EXISTENTES.LAS 345TM=380TC.

Comments on the workings information

  • ESTA MINA FUE TRABAJADA APROXIMADAMENTE 1 ANO.EXISTEN TRES CLAVOS MINERALIZADOS APROXIMADAMENTE DE 20 M DE LONGITUD CON UNA POTENCIA MEDIA DE 0.22M. LA VETA PRINCIPAL TIENE TRES CLAVOS DENOMINADOS CLAVO SUR(PIQUE DE 4M,UNA GALERIA DE 6M),CLAVO CENTRAL( PIQUE DE 4M,GALERIA DE 8M), CLAVO NORTE(PIQUE DE 4M, GALERIA DE 6M).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUDENA C.EDGARDO,INFORME TECNICO DE LA MINA "LOS COLORADOS" BANCO MINERO 1,971.COD B7712

  • Production

    LUDENA,EDGARDO INFORME TECNICO MINA "LOS COLORADOS" BANCO MINERO 1,970.COD.B 7,7127

  • Reserve-Resource

    LUDENA,EDGARDO INFORME TECNICO MINA"LOS COLORADOS"BANCO MINERO.1,970.COD.B 7,712 LUDENA,EDGARDO.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LA POTENCIA MEDIA DE LA VETA ES DE 0.60M
Deposit EL DENUNCIO TIENE 1,000 HA.A LA FECHA LA MINA ESTA PARALIZADA(1,971) ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

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

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