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Nita No. 3, Cantera

Past 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024219
MRDS ID ICA0025
Record type Site
Current site name Nita No. 3, Cantera

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.72971, -14.74777 (WGS84)
Elevation 270
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Est Al Ne De La Zona De Pampa De Mocos, 8 Km Al Sw De Puerto Caballas

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

  • EL ACCESO ES POSIBLE DE LA HACIENDA COYUNGO HACIA PUERTO CABALLAS POR CARRETERA AFIRMADA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Analytical data

Result EN LA PLANTA PILOTO DE MARCONA SE HICIERON PRUEBAS DE RESISTENCIA A LA COMPRESION DE CUATRO MUESTRAS PROVENIENTES DE LSO DENUNCIOS NITA 1, 2 Y 3 DANDO EL SIGUIENTE RESULTADO PROMEDIO
Result -PARA BENTONITA SECA, PELLET VERDE: 2.70, SECO: 10.88
Result -PARA BENTONITA HUMEDA, PELLET VERDE: 2.75, SECO: 9.53

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.72971, -14.74777
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallamiento En Bloques

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1962

Mining district

District name Area Nazca

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO SE HAN ESTIMADO RESERVAS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MARCONA MINING COMPANY, BENTONITE EXPLORATION, MINE PLANNING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTAMENT; PP. 47-48, 1967

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL DEPOSITO ORIGINALMENTE HA SIDO DESCUBIERTO EN 1962 POR LOS SRS. J. HOYT Y R. LEGAULT DURANTE EL MAPEO DE RECONOCIMIENTO DEL AREA ICA-PALPA. LA MARCONA MINING HA DENUNCIADO UNA EXTENSION DE 2800 HA CON LOS NOMBRES DE NITA 1, 2 Y 3. AL HACER LAS PRUEBAS DE LABORATORIO, LA BENTONITA NO HA DADO LOS RESULTADOS ESPERADOS PARA LA FABRICACION DE PELLETS, POR LO QUE EL 12 DE JUNIO DE 1965 EL SR. LEGAULT RECOMENDO ABANDONAR EL DENUNCIO ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-94 Figueroa Cardich, Alvaro Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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