Shoshoconda, Mina

Prospect in La Libertad, Peru with commodity Kaolin
Sections on this page
  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026710
MRDS ID LLB0181
Record type Site
Current site name Shoshoconda, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.01977, -7.79387 (WGS84)
Elevation 3050
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position EL YACIMIENTO UBICA EN LA MINA DE CARBON SHOSHOCONDA.

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

  • HUAMACHUCO-CERRO SHIRACMARCA-MINA= 9 KM.

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) -78.01977, -7.79387

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Litologico (La Arcilla Y El Carbon Se Encuentran Formando Estratos Con La Roca Encajonante)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • SE REALIZAN TRABAJOS DE EXPLOTACION DE CARBON Y NO DE LA ARCILLA.

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

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

Beyond USGS

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