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El Toro, Mina

Prospect in La Libertad, Peru with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  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. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097482
MRDS ID LLB0121
Record type Site
Current site name El Toro, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.04477, -7.81054 (WGS84)
Elevation 3300
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position LA LOCALIDAD MAS CERCANA ES HUAMACHUCO Y SE ENCUENTRA A UNA DISTANCIA DE 4 KM.

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Caolinizacion

Analytical data

Result AU=11.52 GR/TM.

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 Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Chimu
    Rock description Chimu

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.04477, -7.81054
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracturas

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Comments on the geologic information

  • EL STOCK GRANODIORITICO SE ENCUENTRA FUERTEMENTE CAOLINIZADO Y SE ENCUENTRA INTRUYENDO A LAS CUARCITAS Y LUTITAS DE LA FORMACION CHIMU.

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-Operator
    Owner Empresa Minera San Antonio S.R.L.

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Au=1 Oz/Tm
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 28g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • DE LA MINA SE EXTRAE 100 TM/MES DE MINERAL DE MINA, LOS CUALES SON ESCOGIDOS A MANO Y SE OBTIENE 30 TM DE MINERAL PARA LA VENTA. LUEGO SON PUESTOS EN SACOS PARA LA VENTA.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Total resources 2000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.29 g/mt Gold Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTAS RESERVAS CORRESPONDEN A LAS CATEGORIAS PROBADO-PROBABLE.

Comments on development

  • LAS LABORES DE EXPLORACION SON DE CORTO METRAJE, SOLAMENTE SE HAN EJECUTADO EN SUPERFICIE PEQUENAS TRINCHERAS Y PEQUENOS PIQUES A MANERA DE MEDIA BARRETA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FLORES TORRES, R.; 1990. INFORME TECNICO MINA EL TORO: INFORME DEL BANCO MINERO DEL PERU B7390

  • Production

    FLORES TORRES, RAFAEL. B.M.P. B7390

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO CONSTA DE UNA SERIE DE FRACTURAS TIPO RELLENO DE FISURAS.
Deposit VEA RECORD NUMBER W002169. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-94 Pantoja Moran, Francis Judith Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-AUG-94 Rosa Gonzales Chavez Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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