Las Bateas, Mina

Occurrence in La Libertad, Peru with commodity Kaolin
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. Ownership information
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026704
MRDS ID LLB0174
Record type Site
Current site name Las Bateas, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.03977, -7.77471 (WGS84)
Elevation 3050
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position LA LOCALIDAD MAS CERCANA ES LAS BATEAS.

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 HUAMACHUCO SE RECORRE 15.4 KM. HASTA LAS BATEAS POR TROCHA CARROZABLE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.03977, -7.77471

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Concesionario: Pino Mantilla.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 8M

Comments on the workings information

  • EL ANCHO Y LA POTENCIA EXPLOTADA SON 3 M. Y 3 M. DESDE EL ANO 1979 HA QUEDADO SUSPENDIDA LAS LABORES DE EXPLOTACION.

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 DEPOSITO DE CAOLIN ES MUY PEQUENO Y LA DISTANCIA A LAS POBLACIONES ES ALEJADA.

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.