Mine detail: Santa Rosa De Tacna Mine

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Location: Tacna, Peru, South America
Lat / long: -17.72377, -70.47679
dep_id: 10063916
mrds_id: TC38025
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Copper
Trace mineral: Antimony
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Tetrahedrite
gangue: Calcite, Limonite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
Reporter: Long, K.R., Restrepo, P.A.
hrock_type: Andesite
arock_unit: Toquepala (Andesite)
arock_type: Andesite
Year first produced: 1948
References:
  • Deposit:: U.S. AGENCY FO RINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 1959, PLAN PARA EL DESAROLLO DEL SUR DEL PERU, V.2, INFORME PS/A/5 LOS RECURSOS MINERALES: LIMA, USAID, P. 150. SIMONS, F., 1960, THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERU: USGS, UNPUBLISHED M.S., P. 885. WILSON, J> AND GARCIA, W., 1962, GEOLOGIA DE LOS CUADRANGULOS DE PACHIA Y PALCA: COMISION CARTA GEOLOGICA NACIONAL V. 4, P. 71
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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