El Diamante, Cantera

Prospect in Ica, Peru with commodity Bentonite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024220
MRDS ID ICA0027
Record type Site
Current site name El Diamante, Cantera

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.16497, -15.34497 (WGS84)
Relative position Est Cerca A San Juan

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 EL 18 DE FEBRERO DE 1965, CARBONERA "EL DIAMANTE" ENVIO TRES MUESTRAS DE BENTONITA COORRESPONDIENTE A SUS CONCESIONES LOCALIZADAS CERCA A SAN JUAN. SE HAN DETERMINADO LAS PROPIEDADES FISICAS Y ANALISIS QUIMICOS PROMEDIOS SIENDO LOS RESULTADOS SIGUIENTES
Result -PROPIEDADES FISICAS, VISCOSIDAD: 21.4%, COLOIDES: 11.17%, HINCHAMIENTO: 14.93%, DUREZA (%-325M):7.8, INDICE DE AMPOLLAMINETO: 4089. -ANALISIS QUIMICO
Result SIO2: 50.37%, CAO: 1.10%, MGO: O.05%, AL2O3: 16.06%, NA2O: 1.49%

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.16497, -15.34497

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1965

Mining district

District name Area Nazca

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Carbonera "El Diamante"

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MARCONA MINING COMPANY, BENTONITE EXPLORATION, MINE PLANNING AND GEOLOGY DEPARATAMENT; P. 50, 1967

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO HAY MAYOR INFORMACION SOBRE EL DEPOSITO ; 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

Beyond USGS

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