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Chejaya Deposito

Past Producer in Tacna, Peru with commodity Aluminum
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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. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056340
MRDS ID TAC0128
Record type Site
Current site name Chejaya Deposito

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.49374, -17.38434 (WGS84)
Elevation 1600
Relative position ILABAYA A 4 KM AL SW(LINEA RECTA).TARATA A 50 KM AL E (LINEA RECTA).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tacna(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Tacna
Peru Tacna

Comments on the location information

  • PARAJE CHEJAYA.EL ACCESO ES DESDE TACNA COMO SIGUE:TACNA-CRUCE 53 KM CARRETERA PANAMERICANA(KM 1,237);CRUCE-MIRAVE-ILABAYA 62.7 KM CARRETERA AFIRMADA Y TROCHA CARROZABLE;ILABAYA-DEPOSITO 5 KM TROCHA CARROZABLE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result SIO2 37.14%,AL2O3 11.52%,FE2O3 7.19%,K2O 1.70%,MGO 1.37%,CAO 0.04%,CLNA NO DETECTADO,H2O 13.15%,SO3 19.88%.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.49374, -17.38434
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.02M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAS TOBAS Y LAS BRECHAS SON DE COLORES MARRONES CLAROS A CREMAS,SE PRESENTAN BIEN FRACTURADAS EN UN AREA DE GRAN ALTERACION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • NO SE REPORTAN CIFRAS DE PRODUCCION,SOLO QUE SE PRODUCE PARA USO LOCAL.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO SE DAN CIFRAS DE RESERVAS.EL DEPOSITO ES PEQUENO PERO SI LA EXPLOTACION SE HICIERA EN GRAN ESCALA MOVIENDO GRANDES VOLUMENES LAS RESREVAS PUEDEN SER MAYORES.

Comments on the workings information

  • LOS TRABAJOS SON MANUALES Y EN FORMA ARTESANAL.LLAS VETILLAS HAN SIDO EXPLOTADAS EN UN RADIO DE VARIOS KM.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSPIGLIOSI,C Y BOULANGGER,E.EVALUACION GEOLOGICA PRELIMINAR DE DEPOSITOS MINERALES NO METALICOS Y ROCAS INDUSTRIALES EN LOS DEPARTAMENTOS DE TACNA Y MOQUEGUA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO LO CONTITUYEN VENILLAS DE SULFATO DE DIVERSA POTENCIA Y LONGITUD.TAMBIEN SE PRESENTA EN FORMA DE COSTRAS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1994 Quispe Aranda, Luis Alberto 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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