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Virgen De Las Penas Cantera

Producer in Tacna, Peru with commodities Brick Clay, Aluminum, High Alumina 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. Land status
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056330
MRDS ID TAC0114
Record type Site
Current site name Virgen De Las Penas Cantera

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.11039, -17.79599 (WGS84)
Elevation 1900
Relative position PACHIA A 12 KM AL SW(LINEA RECTA)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tacna(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Tacna
Peru Tacna

Comments on the location information

  • EL ACCESO DESDE TACNA ES COMO SIGUE DE TACNA-PACHIA 15.5 KM CARRETERA ASFALTADA, PACHIA-CHALLATITA 10 KM(APROX.)CARRETERA,DE AQUI TROCHA AL DEPOSITO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Brick Clay Primary
Aluminum, High Alumina Clay Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA ARCILLA TIENE UN COLOR ROJO A ROJO AMARILLENTO

Analytical data

Result AL2O3 17.76%,SIO2 52.14%,FE2O3 6.52%,K2O 0.05%,MGO2 0.90%,NA2O 0.71%,CAO 0.42%,H2O 3.81%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.11039, -17.79599
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N - S
    Dip 50 E

Comments on the geologic information

  • EL DEPOSITO NO CUMPLE LAS ESPECIFICACIONES,POR LO QUE TIENE QUE SER MEZCLADA CON TIERRA DE CULTIVO PARA MEJORAR SUS CARACTERISTICAS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • LA PRODUCCION ES COMERCIALIZADA A LA LADRILLERA MARTOREL.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Total resources 48000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum, High Alumina Clay Al2O3 17.76 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTAS RESERVAS SON GEOLOGICAS QUE INCLUYEN(PROBADAS,PROBABLES Y POSIBLES).LOS PARAMETROS SEGUIDOS HAN SIDO UNA POTENCIA DE 40 M,30 M DE LARGO.

Comments on the workings information

  • EL MATERIAL SE EXTRAE A CIELO ABIERTO,EN FORMA MANUAL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSPIGLIOSI,C Y BOULANGGER,E.EVALUACIION GEOLOGICA PRELIMINAR DE DEPOSITOS MINERALES NO METALICOS Y ROCAS INDUSTRIALES EN LOS DEPARTAMENTOS DE TACNA Y MOQUEGUA.INGEMMET 1,994

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOS HORIZONTES DE ARCILLA ESTAN INTERCALADOS CON HORIZONTES DELGADOS DE ARENA.
Deposit SE UTILIZA PARA LA FABRICACION DE LADRILLOS.LA ARCILLA ES ALGO PLASTICA. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1994 Quispe Aranda, Luis Alberto Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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