Tajal, Mina

Occurrence in La Libertad, Peru with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026703
MRDS ID LLB0173
Record type Site
Current site name Tajal, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.49145, -7.75971 (WGS84)
Elevation 1450
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position EL YACIMIENTO UBICA EN LA QUEBRADA TAJAL.

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 CALLANCAS SE RECORRE 400 M. HASTA LA QUEBRADA TAJAL POR TROCHA CARROZABLE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Santa
    Rock description Santa
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.49145, -7.75971

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2M
    Length 3M
    Width 0.15M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

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 YESO INTERCALADAS CON BANDAS DE CALIZA ENTRE 2 Y 5 MM. DE POTENCIA, DIACLASAS RELLENADAS CON OXIDOS DE FIERRO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-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.