Grifo, Cantera

Occurrence in Ica, Peru with commodity Bentonite
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. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094979
MRDS ID ICA0038
Record type Site
Current site name Grifo, Cantera

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.20802, -15.24219 (WGS84)
Elevation 475
Relative position LOCALIZADO APROXIMADAMENTE A 3.5 KM AL S 53W DEL DEPOSITO DE 4 TOLVAS; AL ESTE DEL KM 13 DE LA RUTA SAN JUAN - SAN NICOLAS, CERCA A LA ZONA DE PESADO Y GRIFO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ica
Peru Ica

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESIBE POR CARRETERA AFIRMADA DESDE SAN JUAN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Analytical data

Result SE HAN TOMADO 9 MUESTRAS DE LOS PERFILES DE EXPLORACION HABIENDOSE OBTENIDO EL SIGUIENTE RESULTADO ANALITICO PROMEDIO
Result GRAVEDAD ESPECIFICA: 2.5, MARCHA DE CONCENTRACION SEGUNDOS: 21.3, HINCHAMIENTO (DIAMETRO): 6.6%, HINCHAMIENTO (VOLUMEN): 18.5%, COLOIDES: 13%, DUREZA (+ MALLA 325): 4.54%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone > Bentonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.20802, -15.24219

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallamiento En Bloques

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO (ESTRATIFICADO)

Comments on the geologic information

  • ESTE DEPOSITO ESTA EN LA MISMA FORMACION QUE EL DEPOSITO DE 4 TOLVAS PERO EN UN HORIZONTE MAS BAJO

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1963

Mining district

District name Area San Nicolas

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO SE HAN ESTIMNADO RESERVAS

Comments on development

  • LOS RESULTADOS ANALITICOS EVIDENCIAN QUE EL DEPOSITO NO ES DE CALIDAD UNIFORME

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MARCONA MINING COMPANY, BENTONITE EXPLORATION, MINE PLANNING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTAMENT; P. 63, 1967

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1994 Figueroa Cardich, Alvaro Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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