Luz Maria Dolomita, Mina

Prospect in Ancash, Peru with commodity Dolomite
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003996
MRDS ID ANC0089
Record type Site
Current site name Luz Maria Dolomita, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.44978, -8.94799 (WGS84)
Elevation 1300

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ancash(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ancash
Peru Ancash

Comments on the location information

  • EL ACCESO ES DIRECTO DESDE EL PUERTO DE CHIMBOTE,PUDIENDO SER TAMBIEN DESDE EL PUEBLO DE SANTA. EL RECORRIDO DESDE EL PUEBLO DE SANTA HASTA LACRAMARCA ES DE 56 KM. DE LACRAMARCA A LA ZONA DE EXPLOTACION ES DE 2 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Dolomite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • EN LA ESTRUCTURA DE FORMACION HAY REEMPLAZAMIENTO DE CALCIO POR EL MAGNESIO.

Alteration

  • (Local) Dolomitizacion

Analytical data

Result 22.57% CACO3 22.33% MGCO3

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Volcanicos Calipuy
    Rock description Volcanicos Calipuy

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.44978, -8.94799

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL AREA AFLORAN ROCAS PERTENECIENTES AL CRETACEO INFERIOR CONSTITUIDAS POR ARENISCAS Y CUARCITAS DE LA FORMACION CHIMU, LIMONITAS Y LUTITAS DE LA FORMACION SANTA, VOLCANICO CALIPUY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Juan Noel Moral

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Total resources 650000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Dolomite CaCo3 22.6 wt-pct Stone, Dimension Major 1981
    Dolomite MgCO3 22.33 wt-pct Stone, Dimension Major 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EN EL YACIMIENTO SE ENCUENTRA UNA VETA DE COBRE CON 2.00 M. DE ANCHO, CON UNA LEY PROMEDIO DE 8% CU. TAMBIEM SE ENCUENTRAN 2 AFLORAMIENTOS DE 4.0 M. Y DE 1.50 M. DE ANCHO DE OLIVINO.

Comments on development

  • SE TRATA DE UNA ZONA DE CALIZA DOLOMITICA, LA CUAL ESTA EN LA ETAPA DE EXPLORACION MEDIANTE CATEOS. ; ECON.COM: EL YACIMIENTO BRINDA BUENAS ESPECTATIVAS ECONOMICAS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ASESORES EMPRESARIALES CONTINENTAL S.A.; ESTUDIO DE LA MINA LUZ MARIA DE DOLOMITA DE LACRAMARCA. B.M.P. MAYO 1981 COD.B2336.

  • Reserve-Resource

    BANCO MINERO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE TRATA DE UNA ESTRUCTURA DOLOMITICA QUE ABARCA UN AREA DE 400 HA., UBICADA EN EL MARGEN DERECHO DEL RIO LACRAMARCA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1994 Delgado Valladares, Javier E. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-APR-1994 Gonzales, Rosa Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.