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Mendieta, Cantera

Producer in Ica, Peru with commodity Bentonite
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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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024200
MRDS ID ICA0002
Record type Site
Current site name Mendieta, Cantera

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.24972, -14.05612 (WGS84)
Elevation 25
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 25 KM AL SUR DE PARACAS EN LA BAHIA LAGUNILLAS, Est Cerro Mendieta

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ica
Peru Ica

Comments on the location information

  • EL DEPOSITO ES ACCESIBLE DESDE PARACAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Paracas
    Rock description Paracas
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.24972, -14.05612
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO (ESTRATO)

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA BENTONITA ES EL RESULTADO DE LA ALTERACION DE CENIZAS VOLCANICAS EN AMBIENTE MARINO. ESTOS SEDIMENTOS, EN ALGUNAS POCAS LOCALIDADES SE ENCUENTRAN SUAVEMENTE FLEXURADOS, POR ASOCIACION A UN FALLAMIENTO CERCANO. LAS ROCAS DE ESTA UNIDAD DESCANSAN SOBRE UNIDADES METAMORFICAS E INTRUSIV AFLORANTES EN EL AREA, RELACION MUY BIEN EXPUESTA EN LOS ACANTILADOS QUE CONFORMAN EL LITORAL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1957

Mining district

District name Area Paracas

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Francisco Piccone

Comments on the production information

  • ESTA AREA POR SER PEQUENA PRODUCE POCA BENTONITA COMERCIAL

Comments on the workings information

  • ESTA AREA ES PEQUENA Y PRODUCE ALGO DE BENTONITA

Comments on development

  • EL 9 DE JULIO DE 1967 LOS SRS. J. KUDRYAZEFF Y H. BERTLETT EXAMINARON EL AREA DE CERRO MENDIETA QUINES HICIERON UN PEQUENO REPORTE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MARCONA MINING COMPANY. BENTONITE EXPLORARTION. MINE PLANNING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT

  • Deposit

    FERNANDEZ DAVILA, MARCOS; GEOLOGIA DE LOS CUADRANGULOS DE PISCO, GUADALUPE, PUNTA GRANDE, ICA Y CORDOVA; BOL. NO. 47 DE LA SERIE "A" CARTA GEOLOGICA NACIONAL; INGEMMET, 1993."

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit UN HOYO SUPERFICIAL MUESTRA UNA DELGADA CAPA DE BENTONITA DE 10 PULGADAS DE GROSOR

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-93 Figueroa Cardich, Alvaro Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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