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Elicita, 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. Materials information
  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. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100568
MRDS ID TAC0088
Record type Site
Current site name Elicita, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.96625, -17.86433 (WGS84)
Elevation 600
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 CERRO ALFARILLO.EL ACCESO ES DESDE LA CIUDAD DE TACNA POR LA CARRETERA COSTANERA O POR LA CARRETERA PANAMERICANA NORTE.EN EL LUGAR NO EXISTE NI AGUA NI MADERA. DESDE TACNA 110 KM (CARRETERA ASFALTADA 45 KM Y AFIRMADA 65 KM. ITE A 7 KM TROCHA CARROZABLE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.96625, -17.86433
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike S74 W
    Dip 81 N
    Length 500M
    Width 1M

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 Lambruschini B,Mario(14.28%) Y Otras,7 Personas Mas Todas Con 1/7 O Sea 14.28%

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 1460000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.86 wt-pct Copper Major 1970

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SOLO EL NIVEL 1 ACUSA LEYES MARGINALES PARA SU EXPLOTACION.EL NIVEL 3 TIENE MEJORES LEYES PERO LA VETA ES DEMASIADA ANGOSTA
  • LAS LEYES DE LAS RESERVAS SON MARGINALES.POR NLO QUE EL ESTUDIO DE VALORIZACION SOLO DA UNA UTILIDAD DE $2.56 POR TC

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 69M
    Overall length 63.09M

Comments on the workings information

  • SE HAN RECONOCIDO 6 NIVELES.NIVEL 1 (21M DE GALERIA,CORTADA DE 3M,POTENCIA 0.84M, 1.86% CU) NIVEL 2 (GALERIA DE 13.70M, POTENCIA 0.20M, 1.11% CU ) NIVEL 3 (GALERIA DE 11.30M, POTENCIA 0.22M, 2.32% CU) NIVELES 4,5,6 TIENEN GALERIAS DE 11.50M,7.00M Y 4.50M ,POTENCIA 0.25M,CON 1.38% CU

Comments on development

  • LOS ANTERIORES DUENOS HAN EXPLOTADO LA MINA.LOS ACTUALES DUENOS NO HAN REALIZADO NINGUN TIPO DE TRABAJO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUDENA,EDGARDO.INFORME TECNICO "MINA ELICITA".BANCO MINERO DEL PERU.1,970 COD. B7768

  • Reserve-Resource

    LUDENA,EDGARDO INFORME TECNICO MINA"ELICITA"BANCO MINERO;1,973.COD.B 7768

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL PROPIETARIO ANTERIOR VENDIA MINERAL SEGUN INFORMACION A LA CASA MAURICIO HOCHSCHILD. LAS RESERVAS CASTIGADAS SON DE 1,186TM=1307TC, LO QUE DARIA 148TC DE MINERAL ESCOGIDO CON UNA LEY DE 13% CU. EL DENUNCIO TIENE 300 HA ; 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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