Hulla De Tambo

Occurrence in Ayacucho, Peru with commodity Peat
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. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005820
MRDS ID AYA0166
Record type Site
Current site name Hulla De Tambo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.02049, -12.9395 (WGS84)
Elevation 3300
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position LA CIUDAD DE HUANTA, CAPITAL DE LA PROV. DE HUANTA, DPTO. DE AYACUCHO, DISTA APRO. 25 KM. AL W DEL PUEBLO DE TAMBO., Est Las Coordenadas Corresponden Al Pueblo De Tambo. Carta Nacional De Huanta.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ayacucho(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ayacucho
Peru Ayacucho

Comments on the location information

  • EL YACIMIENTO DE CARBON SE UBICA EN LAS ALTURAS DEL PUEBLO DE TAMBO, DIST. DE TAMBO, PROV. DE LA MAR, DPTO. DE AYACUCHO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Peat Primary

Analytical data

Result CALIDAD EXCELENTE, LLAMA LARGA.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.02049, -12.9395

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallas Y Pliegues (Anticlinal, Sinclinal) Con Rumbo General Nw.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Capas De Hulla.

Ore body information

  • General form CAPAS

Comments on the geologic information

  • YACIMIENTO DE ORIGEN MARINO, SUS MATERIALES SON DE ACARREO Y SU EXTENSION ES DE LEGUAS. COMPOSICION DE LOS ESTRATOS DE ROCAS MODIFICADOS, HAN SUFRIDO METAMORFISMO Y LEVANTAMIENTO.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1890
Discoverer M. Larrabi
Year of first production 1891

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner M. Larrabi

Comments on the workings information

  • PEQUENAS LABORES MINERAS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    URBINA FELICIANO; BOLETIN DE LA SOCIEDAD GEOGRAFICA DE LIMA, BIBLIOTECA DE INGEMMET; 1891; COD. T. 1, N. 4

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit YACIMIENTO DE CARBON DE ORIGEN MARINO, QUE CONSISTEN DE CAPAS DE HULLA.
Deposit NOTA: TAMBIEN SE MENCIONA EN EL BOLETIN, LA PRESENCIA DE CAPAS DE ANTRACITA EN LAS ALTURAS DEL PUEBLO DE CHURCAMPA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-94 Egocheaga Diaz, Cesar H. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-AUG-94 Gonzales Rosa Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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