Ricardo I

Occurrence in Moquegua, Peru with commodity Iron

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10063966
MRDS ID	TC38099
Record type	Site
Current site name	Ricardo I
Alternate or previous names	Cerro Pelado

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-71.14958, -17.64767 (WGS84)
Relative position	8-10 KM FROM THE COAST, 35 KM ESE OF ILO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Moquegua(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Peru	Moquegua

Comments on the location information

NO. 605 IN "MAPA MINERO DEL SUR DEL PERU" (1959). LOCATED ON CERRO PELADO.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Iron	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Hematite	Ore
Limonite	Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-71.14958, -17.64767	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Comments on the workings information

ABOUT 2 SQUARE KM.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC38099

Bibliographic references

Deposit

SIMONS, P. 1960, THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERU, USGS UNPUB M.S., P. 1540.
Deposit

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 1959, PLAN REGIONAL PARA EL DESAROLLO DEL SUR DEL PERU, V. 2, PS/A/5. LOS RECURSOS MINERALES, LIMA, PERU, 150 P.
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAR-1993	Restrepo, Pedro	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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