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Zapotal

Producer in La Libertad, Peru with commodity Clay
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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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026685
MRDS ID LLB0151
Record type Site
Current site name Zapotal

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.2973, -7.25613 (WGS84)
Elevation 300
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position LA LOCALIDAD MAS CERCANA ES ZAPOTAL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Libertad(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru La Libertad
Peru La Libertad

Comments on the location information

  • DESDE TRUJILLO SE RECORRE 112 KM. HASTA PACASMAYO Y DESDE ESTE LUGAR HASTA EL DEPOSITO SE RECORRE 34 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.2973, -7.25613
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 8M

Comments on the geologic information

  • EL MATERIAL CORRESPONDIENTE AL DEPOSITO ES DEL CUATERNARIO Y ES MATERIAL DE ALUVION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Concesionario: Jaime La Torre

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LAS RESERVAS ESTIMADAS SON ENORMES, PERO LA ABUNDANCIA DE MATERIAL NO JUSTIFICA ESTUDIOS ADICIONALES.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 50M

Comments on the workings information

  • EL ANCHO EXPLOTADO ES DE 30 M.; EL LARGO TOTAL ES DE VARIOS KILOMETROS Y EL ANCHO TOTAL ES MUY ABUNDANTE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DR. BOSSE; INFORME TECNICO RECONOCIMIENTO Y EVALUACION PRELIMINAR DE MINERALES INDUSTRIALES, ROCAS Y TIERRAS EN LOS DEPARTAMENTOS DE LA LIBERTAD Y CAJAMARCA; VOLUMEN II. REPUBLICA FEDERAL DE ALEMANIA, 1989

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Pantoja Moran, Francis Judith Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-AUG-1994 Rosa Gonzales Chavez Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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

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