Willard, Mina

Prospect in La Libertad, Peru with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096986
MRDS ID LLB0053
Record type Site
Current site name Willard, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.9409, -7.79026 (WGS84)
Elevation 1150
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position TRUJILLO-SAUSAL= 60 KM. DE CARRETERA ASFALTADA. SAUSAL-MINA= 20 KM. POR TROCHA CARROZABLE., Est . Se Han Tomado Coordenadas Con Respecto A La Quebrada Mala Alma.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Libertad(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru La Libertad
Peru La Libertad

Comments on the location information

  • EL YACIMIENTO SE UBICA EN LA QUEBRADA MALA ALMA DE LOS CERROS CANA BRAVA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA ARGENTITA Y LA CALCOPIRITA SON MENAS DE LA VETA B DONDE TAMBIEN SE ENCUENTRA POCAS CANTIDADES DE GALENA. EN LA VETA A SE ENCUENTRA MUY POCA ARGENTITA.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Chimu
    Rock description Chimu

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.9409, -7.79026

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Anticlinal (Mala Alma)
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracturas

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO
    Strike N 89 E
    Dip 45 NW
    Thickness 0.04M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Comments on the geologic information

  • SE HAN PODIDO OBSERVAR 3 PEQUENAS ESTRUCTURAS MINERALIZADAS, TIPO FILONEANO, EN EL LECHO DE UNA QUEBRADA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ramos Vasquez, Carlos.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO EXISTEN RESERVAS MINERALES DE NINGUNA CATEGORIA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VILLAR ROCA, RAUL. INFORME TECNICO PROSPECTO WILLARD, 1979. INFORME DEL BANCO MINERO DEL PERU B4398

  • Deposit

    COSSIO, AURELIO. GEOLOGIA DE LOS CUADRANGULOS DE PUEMAPE, CHOCOPE, OTUZCO, TRUJILLO, SALAVERRY Y SANTA, 1967

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL RUMBO Y BUZAMIENTO CORRESPONDEN A LA VETA B PORQUE ES LA QUE MEJOR ESTA EXPUESTA Y MEJOR MINERALIZACION TIENE. LAS OTRAS DOS ESTRUCTURAS (VETA A Y VETA NEGRA) NO TIENEN IMPORTANCIA DE NINGUN TIPO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-94 Pantoja Moran, Francis Judith Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-AUG-94 Manuel Paz Maidana Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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