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Turmalina

Producer in Piura, Peru with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  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 10279766
MRDS ID PIU0007
MAS/MILS ID 3330370003
Record type Site
Current site name Turmalina
Related records 10054931

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.49981, -5.59814 (WGS84)
Elevation 2500

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Piura(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Piura

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.49981, -5.59814
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 90N
    Thickness 7M
    Length 600M
    Area 50HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 PIPELIKE
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 ADV ARGILLIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 SERICITIC
    Strike And Dip :90N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 50
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Turmalina

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mr. Hochschild
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1971

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 100M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OVERHAND SHRINKAGE 10-67
    Percent Waste Rock 20
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 1
    Number of Adits 4
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    2nd Condition of Workings PART ACCESSIBLE
    Capacity 200
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 15
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PURSER, W. F., 1971, METAL-MINING IN PERU, PAST AND PRESENT:

  • Deposit

    PRAEGER PUBS., NEW YORK, 339 PGS., P. 164.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GEOL. DESCRIPTION BY PURSER SOUNDS LIKE MINE IS QUARTZ-MO PI SIMILAR TO PANUCO, MEXICO, AND SANTO NINO, ARIZONA. MO CONS PCT PLUS, CU CONS 25 PCT, BOTH SHIPPED VIA TRUJILLO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JUN-1991 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

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