Jose Antonio #2, Mina

Occurrence in La Libertad, Peru with commodity Limestone, General
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. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026720
MRDS ID LLB0199
Record type Site
Current site name Jose Antonio #2, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.83757, -7.94831 (WGS84)
Elevation 600
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position EL YACIMIENTO UBICA EN EL CERRO SANTA ROSA, EN EL PARAJE LA CANDELARIA; ESTE PARAJE DISTA 2 KM. DE PUNTA CARRETERA.

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.83757, -7.94831

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ESTRATO
    Strike N 40 E
    Dip 40 S-E

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Litologico

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Acevedo Carranza, Sergio

Comments on the production information

  • LA UNICA LABOR EXISTENTE ES UN TAJO ANTIGUO A CIELO ABIERTO Y SE ENCUENTRA EN EL SECTOR DEL ESTRATO DE YESO, CON ESTA LABOR ANTERIORMENTE HA SIDO EXPLOTADO EL AFLORAMIENTO DE YESO. DE ESTE TAJO ANTIGUO Y APROXIMADAMENTE 80 M. DE BAJO HAN ACUMLADO (ANTERIORMENTE) UN MAXIMO DE 50 TM. DE CALIZA BLANCA, LA MISMA QUE PROCEDE DEL ESTRACTO SUPRAYACENTE DEL YESO.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO PROCEDE ESTIMAR RESERVAS DE NINGUNA CATEGORIA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ZORRILLA MALCA, JORGE; INFORME MINA JOSE ANTONIO #2; 1975. BANCO MINERO DEL PERU B6739

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit APROXIMADAMENTE 175 M. HORIZONTALES DEL LINDERO NORTE DEL DENUNCIO JOSE ANTONIO #2, AFLORA UNA INTRUSION GRANODIORITICA DE 70 M. DE EXTENSION APROXIMADAMENTE. ASI MISMO, A 200 M. DEL MISMO LINDERO NORTE, AFLORAN 2 ESTRATOS DE CALIZA GRIS CON INTERCALACIONES DE LUTITAS PIZARROSAS. A 650 M. HORIZONTALES DEL LINDERO NORTE DEL DENUNCIO JOSE ANTONIO #2, SOBRE EL DENUNCIO MECHITA, AFLORA UN ESTRATO DE YESO, QUE ESTA CONCORDANTE CON LA SECUENCIA DE LUTITAS PIZARROSAS.
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO CONSTA DE ESTRATOS CALCAREOS.

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

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