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Betty, Mina

Past Producer in La Libertad, Peru with commodity Kaolin
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026709
MRDS ID LLB0180
Record type Site
Current site name Betty, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.01144, -7.80054 (WGS84)
Elevation 3080
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position EL YACIMIENTO UBICA EN EL CERRO SHIRACMARCA.

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 HUAMACHUCO SE RECORRE 8 KM. HASTA LLEGAR AL CERRO SHIRACMARCA Y LUEGO A LA MINA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Chimu
    Rock description Chimu
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.01144, -7.80054
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2M
    Length 200M
    Width 6M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Litologico (Las Arcillas Estan Intercaladas Con Las Areniscas)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Concesionario: Barriga, Alberto

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 40M
    Overall length 182.88M
    Overall width 6M

Comments on the workings information

  • EL ANCHO EXPLOTADO ES 3 M. LOS TRABAJOS DE EXPLOTACION SE HAN SUSPENDIDO DESDE FEBRERO DEL ANO 1987.

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. REPUBLICA FEDERAL DE ALEMANIA, 1989

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LA POTENCIA DEL AREA ES MUCHO MAS GRANDE PORQUE HAY VARIAS VETAS CUYA EXTENSION SE ESTIMA EN MAS DE 1 KM. EL YACIMIENTO CONTIENE IMPUREZAS DE ARCILLAS DE COLOR ROJO, VIOLETA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-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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