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El Chucho, Cantera

Producer in Ica, Peru with commodity Bentonite
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  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. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024201
MRDS ID ICA0003
Record type Site
Current site name El Chucho, Cantera

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.21639, -14.13946 (WGS84)
Elevation 50
Relative position AL SUR DE PARACAS MAS O MENOS A 4.5 KM AL ESTE DE LAGUNA GRANDE, Acc Cerro El Chucho

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ica
Peru Ica

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Analytical data

Result 2 MUESTRAS ANALIZADAS EN EL INIFM DAN LOS SIGUIENTES RESULTADOS EN % : SIO2 52.40-49.36, FE2O3 12.06-19.73, AL2O3 7.00-2.00, CAO 4.93-1.41, MGO 0.50-0.25, NA2O 0.15-0.05, PERD. AL FUEGO 22.95-27.20O 0.15-0.05

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone > Bentonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.21639, -14.13946
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallamiento En Bloques

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO (ESTRATO)
    Strike AL NE
    Dip 45 NW
    Length 300M
    Width 0.25M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAS ROCAS DE LA FORMACION PARACAS DESCANSAN PRINCIPALMENTE SOBRE UNIDADES METAMORFICAS E INTRUSIVAS AFLORANTES EN EL AREA, RELACION MUY BIEN EXPUESTA EN LOS ACANTILADOS QUE CONFORMAN EL LITORAL. ESTOS SEDIMENTOS, EN ALGUNAS POCAS LOCALIDADES, SE MUESTRAN SUAVEMENTE FLEXURADOS, POR ASOCIACION A UN FALLAMIENTO CERCANO, PERO EL FALLEAMIENTO EN BLOQUES ES LA PRINCIPAL CARACTERISTICA ESTRUCTURAL DE ESTA UNIDAD. ESTE FALLAMIENTO, ES CARACTERISTICO SOLO A UNA ANGOSTA FAJA COSTERA, YA QUE TIERRA ADENTRO A 5 O 10 KM DEL LITORAL, LOS SEDIMENTOS YACEN POCO DISTURBADOS EN UNA POSICION HORIZONTAL O SUB-HORIZONTAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1963

Mining district

District name Area Paracas

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Piccone, Francisco

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.008HA
    Overall length 274.32M
    Overall width 0.25M

Comments on development

  • LA OCURRENCIA DE BENTONITA ES DE COLOR AMARILLO A MARRON GRISACEO UNTUOSO AL TACTO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MARCONA MINING COMPANY. BENTONITE EXPOLARTION. MINE PLANNING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT. P. 41, 1971. 41

  • Deposit

    FERNADEZ DAVILA, MARCOS; GEOLOGIA DE LOS CUADRANGULOS DE PISCO, GUADALUPE, PUNTA GRANDE, ICA Y CORDOVA; BOL. NO. 47 SERIE "A" CARTA GEOLOGICA NACIONAL; INGEMMET, 1993.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EN REFERENICIA CON EL CHUCHO, EL SR. SEYMOUR REPORTA DOS OCURRENCIAS DE BENTONITA APROXIMADMENTE A DOS KM DE DISTANCIA, EXISTEN 2 DEPOSITOS UNO AL NORTE DE 300 M DE LONG. CON 10 PULGADAS DE GROSOR Y OTRO AL SUR DE 500 M DE LONGITUD Y 30 PULGADAS DE GROSOR

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1994 Figueroa Cardich, Alvaro Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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