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Chacchit, Mina

Occurrence in La Libertad, Peru with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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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. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026674
MRDS ID LLB0134
Record type Site
Current site name Chacchit, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.79812, -7.97303 (WGS84)
Elevation 620
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position EL YACIMIENTO SE ENCUENTRA A 2 KM. EN DIRECCION AL DISTRITO LA CUESTA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Libertad(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru La Libertad
Peru La Libertad

Comments on the location information

  • DESDE TRUJILLO HACIA SIMBAL SE RECORREN 33 KM. POR CARRETERA ASFALTADA. DESDE SIMBAL HACIA LA MINA SE RECORREN 2 KM. POR CARRETERA AFIRMADA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Chicama
    Rock description Chicama
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.79812, -7.97303
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 10M
    Width 30M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Concejo Municipal

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SE HAN ESTIMADO 1,800 TM. DE RESERVAS EN LA GALERIA.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 400M
    Overall width 30M

Comments on the workings information

  • EL ANCHO EXPLOTADO ES DE 20 M. SE HA PARALIZADO LA LABOR POR 2 ANOS (1989).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DR. BOSSE; INFORME TECNICO RECONOCIMIENTO Y EVALUACION PRELIMINAR DE MINERALES INDUSTRIALES, ROCAS Y TIERRAS EN LOS DEPARTAMENTOS DE LA LIBERTAD Y CAJAMARCA; VOLUMEN II. REPUBLICA FEDERAL DE ALEMANIA; 1989

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEBIDO A QUE LA MINA ESTA ABANDONADA Y DERRUMBADA, ES COSTOSO REHABILITARLA; POR LO TANTO NO SE RECOMIENDA MAYORES INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS. ES POSIBLE QUE DEBAJO DE LAS EXPLOTACIONES ABANDONADAS, CUBIERTA POR DERRUMBES, HAYA UNA CONTINUACION DEL CUERPO DE YESO. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Pantoja Moran, Francis Judith Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-AUG-1994 Rosa Gonzales Chavez Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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