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El Tunel, Cantera

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024243
MRDS ID ICA0056
Record type Site
Current site name El Tunel, Cantera

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.24136, -14.00612 (WGS84)
Elevation 200
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 13 KM AL NW DE PALPA EN LINEA RECTA, Est Cerros Del Tunel

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

  • ES ACCESIBLE DESDE PALPA POR LA CARRETERA PANAMERICANA HASTA EL KM 386; DE ESTE LUGAR SE CONTINUA POR TROCHA CARROZABLE DE 100 M HASTA EL DEPOSITO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Analytical data

Result EL ESTUDIO PETROGRAFICO Y LAS PRUEBAS DE PULIDO HAN CONCLUIDO QUE EL DEPOSITO ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR UNA DIORITA COLOR GRIS CLARO VERDOSO, TEXTURA GRANULAR FINA, FRACTURA IRREGULAR, PERMITE UN BUEN PULIDO Y SE PUEDE UTILIZAR COMO ROCA ORNAMENTAL

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Bella Union
    Rock description Bella Union
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Portachuelo
    Rock description Portachuelo

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.24136, -14.00612
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallamiento En Bloques Y Plegamiento De La Secuencia Mesozoica

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO (MACISO)
    Thickness 30M
    Length 50M
    Width 50M

Comments on the geologic information

  • EL DEPOSITO CONSISTE EN UN AFLORAMIENTO DE ROCA INTRUSIVA ACIDA DE AMBIENTE HIPABISAL COLOR VERDE CLARO. EL CUERPO IGNEO AFLORA CON UN RADIO DE 2.5 KM EMPLAZADO EN UNA FORMACION SEDIMENTARIA DE EDAD CRETACEA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1986

Mining district

District name Area Palpa

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • LA CANTERA ES A CIELO ABIERTO SE APROVECHA LOS BLOQUES RODADOS

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EXISTE BUENA POTENCIAL DE MATERIAAPROVECHABLE CUYAS DIMENSIONES APROVECHABLES PUEDEN ESTIMARSE EN 30 M ALTURA, 50 M X 50 M ANCHO Y LARGO

Comments on the workings information

  • LA EXPLOTACION DE LA CANTERA ES A CIELO ABIERTO, APARENTEMENTE SE APROVECHA LOS BLOQUES RODADOS. AL MOMENTO DE LA VISITA DE RECONOCIMIENTO NO SE ENCONTRO PERSONAL TRABAJANDO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSPIGLIOSI C., COSTANTINO AND CASTRO BUENO, RUBEN; RECONOCIMIENTO Y SELECCION DEEPOSITOS NO METALICOS EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE ICA; CONVENIO CORDEICA-INGEMMET; PP. 18-19, 1 PLANO; COD. B1444; LIMA, 1986

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

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

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