Tacna
Occurrence

Micalaco Prospect

Tacna, Peru
SilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Cuprite, Galena, Malachite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Hematite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockDiorite
AlterationHost Rock Highly Altered
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10063944
MRDS IDTC38069
Alternate namesMecalaco, Sacramento
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-17.28518, -70.53568
References
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 1959, PLAN PARA EL DESAROLLO DEL SUR DEL PERU, V.2, INFORME PS/A/S LOS RECURSOS MINERALES: LIMA, USAID, P. 150.SIMONS, F. 1960, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF PERU. USGS UNPUB. MS. P. 904.VARGAS, ARCADIO Y PAZ MARDAUA, M. 1974, GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA DE LAS UNIDADES DE ILABAYA Y CERCANA (DPTO. DE TACNA): SERVICIO DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, COD B7278.CIMRI