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Chamiz, Mina

Past Producer in La Libertad, Peru with commodity Silica
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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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026707
MRDS ID LLB0178
Record type Site
Current site name Chamiz, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.98644, -7.80721 (WGS84)
Elevation 3300
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position EL YACIMIENTO UBICA EN LA CANTERA CHAMIZ.

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 10 KM. HASTA LA MINA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.98644, -7.80721
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 50M
    Length 1500M
    Width 200M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Concesionario: Pino Mantilla.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SE HAN ESTIMADO 30 MILLONES DE TONELADAS METRICAS COMO RESERVA LAS CUALES ALCANZAN COMO MAXIMO PARA 100 ANOS.

Comments on the workings information

  • LA EXPLOTACION HA QUEDADO SUSPENDIDO DESDE EL ANO 1979. LA EXTENSION EXPLOTADA ES DE 30 M. Y LA POTENCIA Y EL ANCHO EXPLOTADOS ES DE 50 M. Y 100 M. RESPECTIVAMENTE.

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

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

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

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