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Santa Teresita #4, Mina

Producer in Tumbes, Peru with commodity Bentonite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  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 10067168
MRDS ID TUM0001
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Teresita #4, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.9379, -4.0246 (WGS84)
Relative position A 15 KM AL NORESTE DE LA CIUDAD DE MANCORA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tumbes(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Tumbes
Peru Tumbes

Comments on the location information

  • SE UBICA EN EL PARAJE QUEBRADA SECA, DEL DISTRITO DE ZORRITOS. EL ACCESO ES DESDE LA CIUDAD DE TALARA-TUMBES 94 KM (CARRETERA AFIRMADA); TUMBES-MINA 8 KM (TROCHA CARROZABLE)
  • APPROX LOCATION, CLOSE TO SPOKANE CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ES A TRAVEZ DE MANTOS

Alteration

  • (Local) Supergeno

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.9379, -4.0246
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO
    Strike E-W
    Dip 15NORTE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA ZONA DEL YACIMIENTO AFLORAN ARCILLAS, INTERESTRATIFICADOS CON 3 MANTOS DE BENTONITA DE ANCHO VARIABLE DE 2.0 Y 2.50 M
  • GEOL.ENV: M10GEOSYNCLINAL SED ROCKS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sr. Aleman Duna

Comments on the workings information

  • LA EXPLOTACION SE EFECTUA SIN USO DE EXPLOSIVOS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ING. TELLO BURGOS, MANUEL; INFORME TECNICO, MINA "SANTA TERESITA #4"; BMP. 1971; COD.: B6390

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOS MANTOS SE MUESTRAN EN FORMA DISCONTINUA, EN UNA LONGITUD APROXIMADA DE 600 M CON 2.50 M DE ESPESOR EN PROMEDIO
Deposit LA PRODUCCION PRINCIPAL ES LA BENTONITA CORRIENTE QUE SE UTILIZA EN LA PREPARACION DE "LODOS" DE PERFORACION. EN PEQUENA PROPORSION, SE PRODUCE TAMBIEN UNA BENTONITA ESPECIAL DENOMINADA "BELUBMATA" QUE SE UTILIZA EN EL PROCESAMIENTO DE ACEITES DE LUBRICANTES ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1994 Reducindo Diaz, Jorge Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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