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Hierro Cascas

Prospect in Cajamarca, Peru with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  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 10007781
MRDS ID CAJ0051
Record type Site
Current site name Hierro Cascas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.81062, -7.35584 (WGS84)
Elevation 1300
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position CONTUMAZA, ESTA SITUADO A 12 KM AL NORTE DE CASCAS., Est Ubicacion Del Pueblo De Cascas.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cajamarca(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Cajamarca
Peru Cajamarca

Comments on the location information

  • SE UNBICA EN EL CERRO LAS MARGARITAS, PARAJE EL POTRILLO, DIST. CASCAS. PROV. DE CONTUMAZA, DPTO, DE CAJAMARCA; A UNA ALTURA DE 1,300 M.S.N.M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • EL MINERAL UTIL ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR MAGNETITA Y HEMATITA.

Analytical data

Result UNA MUESTRA DE CANCHA ENSAYO 51.30% DE FE203.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Chicama;4
    Rock description Chicama;4

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.81062, -7.35584
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Dentro Del Denuncio Afloran Rocas Sedimentarias E Intrusivas. Los Sedimentos Consisten En Lutitas Con Intercalaciones De Cuarcitas Y Areniscas De La Formacion Chicama.

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAS ROCAS IGNEAS ESTAN REPRESENTADAS POR UN INTRUSIVO GRANODIORITICO BASTANTE ALTERADO Y QUE OCUPA EL AREA MAS BAJA DEL DENUNCIO. LAS ROCAS SEDIMENTARIAS PRESENTAN ESTRATOS CON RUMBO Y BUZAMIENTO VARIABLE POR EFECTOS DEL INTRUSIVO.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cascas

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Pedro Horna Sufuentes

Production statistics

  • Year 1978
    Accuracy Estimate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Iron Iron 51wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 180,000 TM DE MINERAL PROBADO-ACCESIBLE Y 90,000 PROSPECTIVAS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 12M
    Overall depth 10M
    Overall length 5.49M

Comments on the workings information

  • EL MIERAL ESTA SIENDO EXPLOTADO A CIELO ABIERTO Y POR GRADINES ASCENDENTES, SIGUIENDO LA LADERA DEL CERRO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUIS NUNES A. MINA HIERRO CASCAS BMP 1977 INGEMMET B7473

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ENTRE EL INTRUSIVO Y LOS SEDIMENTARIOS DEL DENUNCIO SE LOCALIZA UN CUERPO MINERALIZADO DE HIERRO QUE TIENE UNA ORIENTACION E-W , SEGUN SU EJE MAYOR. EN EL RESTO DEL AREA SE APRECIAN LUTITAS OXIDADAS Y COVERTURA DE MATERIAL DE ESCOMBROS Y VEGETACION. ESTE YACIMIENTO ES UN CUERPO MINERALIZADO Y SU AFLORAMIENTO VISIBLE SUPERA LOS 1500 M2 CON UN ESPESO DE APROX. 20M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-94 Alva Ruiz, Jose L. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-FEB-94 Manuel Paz Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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