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El Alamo, 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 10024210
MRDS ID ICA0015
Record type Site
Current site name El Alamo, Cantera
Alternate or previous names Cantera Del Cerro Jabon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.03722, -13.43114 (WGS84)
Elevation 350
Relative position 12 KM AL SE DE CHINCHA ALTA EN LINEA RECTA EL DEPOSITO SE ENCUENTRA EN EL CERRO JABON EN LA BASE DE UN PROMONTORIO DENOMINADO CERRO MEDIA LUNA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ica
Peru Ica

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESIBLE DESDE CHINCHA POR CARRETERA AFIRMADA QUE UNE CON LA HACIENDA CASA GRANDE Y LUEGO POR TROCHA 2.5 KM MAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Analytical data

Result DEL ANALISIS EFECTUADO EL PROMEDIO DE TRES MUESTRAS DAN EL SIGUIENTE RESULTADO
Result NAO: 2.59, CAO: 5.86, AL2O3: 19.52, SIO2: 57.17

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Quilmana
    Rock description Quilmana
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.03722, -13.43114
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallamiento En Bloques

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO (LENTICULAR)
    Strike N 45 E
    Dip 10 - 15 NW
    Thickness 1M
    Length 70M
    Width 20M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA BENTONITA ES DE COLOR ROSADO A VIOLETA, LA MASA ES DE GRANO FINO AFANITICA CON OCASIONALES MANCHAS OSCURAS DE ALTERACION PARCIAL DE LA ROCA VOLCANICA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1957
Year of last production 1963

Mining district

District name Area Chincha

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mina Justa S.A.

Comments on the production information

  • PARA LA LIMPIEZA UTILIZAN UN TRACTOR, LA PRODUCCION ALCANZA A 320 TM MENSUALES

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DE ACUERDO A LAS OBSERVACIONES LA BENTONITA SE ENCUENTRA ENTRE CAPAS DE ROCA VOLCANICA, SE HA ESTIMADO QUE EL MANTO RECUPERABLE TIENE UNA SUPERFICIE DE 70 M X 20 M CON UN PROMEDIO DE ESPESOR DE 1.0 M QUE NOS DA UN VOLUMEN DE 1,400 M3 SEGUNDA POSIBILIDAD ES CONSIDERANDO EL DEPOSITO DONDE SE HA TOMADO LA MUESTRA NO. 2, ESTE AFLORAMIENTO TIENE 3 M DE GROSOR, EN ESTE CASO SE OBTENDRIA 43,000 TL DE BENTONITA REMOVIENDO 47,000 TL DE COVERTURA

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.007HA
    Overall depth 1M
    Overall width 20M

Comments on the workings information

  • AL MOMENTO DE LA VISITA SE ESTABA TRABAJANDO ARTESANALMENTE A TAJO ABIERTO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MARCONA MINING COMPANY, BENTONITE EXPLORATION, MINE PLANNING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTAMENT; PP. 16-17, 1967

  • Deposit

    ROSPIGLIOSI C., CONSTANTINO AND CASTRO BUENO, RUBEN; RECONOCIMIENTO Y SELECCION DE DEPOSITOS NO METALICOS EL DEPARTAMENTO DE ICA, CONVENIO CORDEICA-INGEMMET; P. 6, 1986

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL DEPOSITO SE PRESENTA EN MANTOS DE POTENCIA IRREGULAR EN UNA ZONA DE DERRAMES ANDESITICOS

Reporter information

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

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