Cahuadan 1,2,3, Mina

Producer 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. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026706
MRDS ID LLB0176
Record type Site
Current site name Cahuadan 1,2,3, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.02394, -7.78137 (WGS84)
Elevation 3100
Location accuracy 10(meters)

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 HASTA LAS MINAS 1,2 Y 3 SE RECORREN 13.4 KM. DE DISTANCIA.

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) -78.02394, -7.78137

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Anticlinal

Ore body information

  • Dip 75 NE
    Thickness 37M
    Length 200M
    Width 10M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Concesionario: Pino Mantilla.

Comments on the workings information

  • LA EXPLOTACION DEL MATERIAL SE REALIZA MANUALMENTE.

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 CAJAMARACA. REPUBLICA FEDERAL DE ALEMANIA, 1989

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO CONSTA DE BANCOS DE ARENISCAS INTERCALADAS CON ARCILLAS.

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.