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Sayopamba, Mina

Prospect in La Libertad, Peru with commodities Kaolin, Gypsum-Anhydrite
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026713
MRDS ID LLB0187
Record type Site
Current site name Sayopamba, Mina
Related records 10026714

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.11477, -7.88637 (WGS84)
Elevation 3350
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position EL YACIMIENTO UBICA EN LA LOCALIDAD DE SAYOPAMBA.

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

  • HUAMACHUCO-CARRETERA QUIRUVILCA= 18.3 KM.; DESVIO-CAMINO DE HERRADURA= 0.5 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite 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) -78.11477, -7.88637
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2M
    Length 40M
    Width 7M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Litologico.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Concesionario: El Ferrol

Comments on the production information

  • LA PRODUCCION ES MUY POCA, YA QUE SE HA APERTURADO EL ANO 1986.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 10M

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 CONTIENE MUY POCAS IMPUREZAS DE ARCILLA COLOR ROJO. SE OBSERVAN INTERCALACIONES DE CUARCITAS Y ARENISCAS HASTA 1 M. DE POTENCIA.

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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