Yamobamba, Mina

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026712
MRDS ID LLB0186
Record type Site
Current site name Yamobamba, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.10477, -7.88637 (WGS84)
Elevation 3300
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position EL YACIMIENTO UBICA EN LA ZONA DE YAMOBAMBA.

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 RECORREN 13 KM. HASTA EL CASERIO YAMOBAMBA. EL YACIMIENTO UBICA EN DIRECCION S-E DEL RIO YAMOBAMBA A 4 KM. DE ESTE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Chicama
    Rock description Chicama
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.10477, -7.88637

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Litologico.

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 INTERCALACIONES DE ARCILLAS Y ARENISCAS. LAS ARCILLAS SON DE COLOR NEGRO, PIRITOSAS Y CARBONIFERAS; ESTA SECUENCIA TIENE UNA POTENCIA TOTAL DE 10 M. CON ESTRATIFICACION DELGADA DE 10 CM. A 50 CM.
Deposit ESTA OCURRENCIA FUE LOCALIZADA DURANTE LA BUSQUEDA DE OTRO DENUNCIO QUE SE EXPLOTO ENTRE 1977 Y 1979.

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.