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Cerro Punta Colorada Deposit

Producer in Tacna, Peru with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10110158
MRDS ID TC38013
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Punta Colorada Deposit
Alternate or previous names Las Lomas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.74263, -18.08487 (WGS84)
Elevation 200

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tacna(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Tacna

Comments on the location information

  • LAT LONG FOR QUARRY NEAR GENTILAR

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Analytical data

Result GYPSUM ANALYSIS: 28.85% CAO, 42.35% SO4, 5.00% SIO2, 3.20% AL2O3, 0.86% FEO2, 19.14% H2O, TR MGO

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 253
USGS model code 35a.5 (35ae)
Deposit model name Bedded gypsum: marine evaporite gypsum

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.74263, -18.08487
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 60M
    Length 5000M
    Width 3000M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 1.5M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS UP TO 100M LONG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JAEN, H. AND ORTIZ, G., 1963, GEOLOGIA DE LOS CUADRANGULOS DE LA YARADA Y TACNA: COM. CARTA GEOL. NAC. BOL. 6, P. 32 U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 1959, PLAN APRA EL DESAROLLO DEL SUR DEL PERU, V. 2, INFORME PS/A/5 LOS RECURSOS MINERALES: LIMA USAID, P. 150

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ABOUT 15 SQ KM GYPSUM EXPOSED. CONSISTS OF ALTERNATING BEDS OF GYPSUM (UP TO 1.5 M THICK) AND GYPSIFEROUS MUD (UP TO 60 CIM THICK)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1991 Long, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1993 Restrepo, P.A. U.S. Geological Survey

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