| Deposit ID | 10078516 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026878 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Machasen |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.49976, -7.33139 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | CAJAMARCA; CASCAS, NE OF, AT CRUZ DE MOLINO ON THE HACIENDA DE LLEDEN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cajamarca(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Cajamarca |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Result | CHEMISTRY OF RESERVES IN PERCENT: FE, 65 : S, TRACE |
|---|---|
| Result | AND P, TRACE. |
| (1) | -77.49976, -7.33139 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN OF MAGNETITE PARTLY OXIDIZED TO GOETHITE |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 9M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | South Andean Marginal Metallogenic Province |
|---|
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 8000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026878 |
ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380. 433 QUN22S
ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1973 | Cooper, Margaret | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1977 | Shaffer, Glenn L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.