Lijadero, Mina

Occurrence in La Libertad, Peru with commodities Clay, Quartz
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026694
MRDS ID LLB0164
Record type Site
Current site name Lijadero, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.59145, -8.09303 (WGS84)
Elevation 3350
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position EL YACIMIENTO UBICA EN PAMPA LIJADERO A 2 KM. AL N-E DE CARABAMBA.

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

  • OTUZCO-SALPO-CARABAMBA= 50 KM.; CARABAMBA-EXCAVACION= 2 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary
Quartz Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.59145, -8.09303

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA EDAD DEL MATERIAL RESIDUAL CORRESPONDE AL TERCIARIO-CUATERNARIO.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • ANTERIORMENTE EL YACIMIENTO FUE EXPLOTADO A CIELO ABIERTO, PERO AHORA SE ENCUENTRA SUSPENDIDO (1989). SE HA EXPLOTADO COMO MAXIMO 60 TM.

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. REPUBLICA FEDERAL DE ALEMANIA, 1989

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO CONSTA DE MATERIAL RESIDUAL.

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.