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Laguna Grande, 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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  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 10024202
MRDS ID ICA0005
Record type Site
Current site name Laguna Grande, Cantera
Alternate or previous names Cerro El Erizal

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.2775, -14.13112 (WGS84)
Elevation 25
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 35 KM AL SUR DE PARACAS, Acc Cerro El Erizal

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

  • ESTA AREA ESTA LOCALIZADA SOBRE LA GARGANTA DE TERRENO DELANTERO FUERA DE LA PENINSULA FORMADA AL NW DE LA CURVA DE LA BAHIA INDEPENDENCIA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.2775, -14.13112
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallamiento En Bloques

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO (LENTICULAR)
    Thickness 0.03M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA BENTONITA ES EL RESULATDO 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, PERO EL FALLAMIENTO EN BLOQUES ES LA PRINCIPAL CARACTERISTICA ESTRUCTURAL DE ESTA UNIDAD; ESTE FALLAMIENTO, ES CARACTERISTICO SOLO A UNA ANGOSTA ZONA COSTERA, YA QUE TIERRA ADENTRO A 5 O 10 KM DEL LITORAL LOS SEDIMENTOS YACEN POCO DISTURBADOS EN UNA POSICION HORIZ0NTAL O SUB-HORIZONTAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1967

Mining district

District name Area Paracas

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Francisco Piccone

Comments on the workings information

  • ES DEL TODO EVIDENTE QUE NO TODA LA CANTIDAD HA SIDO MINADA EN ESTA AREA

Comments on development

  • LA BENTONITA OCURRE EN ESTRATOS DE 10 A 25 CM DE GROSOR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MARCONA MINING COMPANY, BENTONITE EXPLORATION, MINE PLANNING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTAMEN; P. 42, 1967

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TODAS LAS ROCAS SEDIMENTARIAS ESTAN MODERADAMENTE PLEGADAS SIGUIENDO LOS AFLORAMIENTOS SE OBSERVA LA CARACTERISTICA LENTICULAR DE LO DEPOSITACION QUE SE OBSERVA EN LAS PEQUENAS FALLAS ASI COMO LA NATURALEZA INTERMITENTE DE LA DEPOSITACION

Reporter information

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

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