Calera, Mina

Past Producer in La Libertad, Peru with commodity Limestone, General
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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102385
MRDS ID LLB0142
Record type Site
Current site name Calera, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.07563, -7.68222 (WGS84)
Elevation 350
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position EL YACIMIENTO UBICA A 5 KM. DE ASCOPE, EN EL CERRO CUCULICOTE.

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

  • DESDE TRUJILLO SE RECORRE 55.5 KM. HACIA ASCOPE. DESDE ASCOPE HACIA LA MINA SE RECORRE 5 KM. DE DISTANCIA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Chicama
    Rock description Chicama
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.07563, -7.68222

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 20M
    Length 400M
    Width 60M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SE HAN ESTIMADO 1'000,000 TM. DE RESERVAS.

Comments on the workings information

  • NO SE HAN DETERMINADO LAS DIMENSIONES EXPLOTADAS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DR. BOSSE; INFORME TECNICO RECONOCIMIENTO Y EVALUACION PRELIMINAR DE MINERALES INDUSTRIALES, ROCAS Y TIERRAS EN LOS DEPARTAMENTOS DE LA LIBERTAD Y CAJAMARCA; VOLUMEN II. REPUBLICA FEDERAL DE ALEMANIA, 1989

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE RECOMIENDA ESPERAR ANALISIS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Pantoja Moran, Francis Judith Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-AUG-1994 Rosa Gonzales Chavez Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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