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Cerro Caucato, Cantera

Producer in Ica, Peru with commodity Diatomite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024258
MRDS ID ICA0075
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Caucato, Cantera

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.17472, -13.65337 (WGS84)
Elevation 60
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 6.5 KM AL NE DE LA CIUDAD DE PISCO, Acc Cerro Caucato Y A 3.5 Km De La Linea De Playa

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

  • ES ACCESIBLE DESDE PISCO POR LA CARRETRA PANAMERICANA HASTA EL KM 228, LUEGO SE TOMA UN DESVIO DE 4 KM. POR TROCHA CARROZABLE HASTA EL DEPOSITO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore

Analytical data

Result LOS DEPOSITOS DE SANTA ROSA, TUPAC AMARU, TIERRA BLANCA, CERRO CAUCATO Y MAIJO GRANDE HAN SIDO CLASIFICADOS COMO DIATOMITAS DE ORIGEN MARINO, CON BAJO CONTEINIDO DE SIO2
Result EL ESTUDIO MICROPALEONTOLOGICO Y EL ANALISIS QUIMICO DEL DEPOSITO DE "CERRO CAUCATO" DA EL SIGUIENTE RESULTADO
Result FRUSTULAS ENTERAS: 55%, SIO2: 62.40%, AL2O3:13.78%, FE2O3: 2.86%, CAO: 4.56%, MGO: 2.66%, NA2O: 0.50%, K2O: 1.44%, PXC: 7.80%, P.E.: 2.20%. EL ESTUDIO MICROPALEONTOLOGICCO HA CONCLUIDO QUE EL PORCENTAJE DE FRUSTULAS ENTERAS ES BAJO

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Diatomite
    Rock unit name Pisco
    Rock description Pisco
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.17472, -13.65337
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallamiento En Bloques

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO (ESTRATIFICADO)
    Strike N10E
    Dip 20-35 SE
    Thickness 10M
    Length 300M
    Width 40M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1986

Mining district

District name Area Pisco

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • LOS DIVERSOS ESTRATOS DIATOMACEOS DE LA SECUENCIA PRESENTAN DIVERSA CALIDAD, LO QUE DETERMINA UNA EXPLOTACION SELECTIVA. AL MOMENTO DE LA VISITA DE RECONOCIMIENTO SE ENCONTRO TRABAJNADO A 2 OPERARIOS, QUE EXTRAEN MATERIAL P[ARA CUBRIR PEDIDOS. LA EXPLOTACION ES ARTEZANAL, SIN EXPLOSIVOS Y A CIELO ABIERTO, EN BANCOS DE 4 M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSPIGLIOSI C., CONSTANTINO AND CASTRO BUENO, RUBEN; RECONOCIMIENTO Y SELECCIODE DEPOSITOS NO METALICOS EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE ICA; CONVENIO CORDEICA - INGEMMET; PP. 11-12, 1 PLANO; COD. B1444; LIMA, 1986

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-93 Figueroa Cardich, Alvaro Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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