Sayopamba, 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. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026714
MRDS ID LLB0188
Record type Site
Current site name Sayopamba, Mina
Related records 10026713

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.11477, -7.88637 (WGS84)
Elevation 3350
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position LA LOCALIDAD MAS CERCANA ES SAYOPAMBA.

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-CARRETERA QUIRUVILCA= 18.3 KM.; DESVIO CAMINO DE HERRADURA 0.5 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Chota
    Rock description Chota
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.11477, -7.88637

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M
    Length 150M
    Width 18M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Litologico

Comments on the geologic information

  • SOBRE CUARCITAS CHIMU SE OBSERVO EN ALGUNOS LUGARES CONGLOMERADOS CALCAREOS GRISES, SOBRE ESTOS SEDIMENTOS TOBACEOS DE COLORES CLAROS, QUE FORMAN ESTE YACIMIENTO.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Concesionario: El Ferrol

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

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