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Virgen De La Puerta, Mina

Occurrence in La Libertad, Peru with commodity Arsenic
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095021
MRDS ID LLB0108
Record type Site
Current site name Virgen De La Puerta, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.49478, -7.68722 (WGS84)
Elevation 2750
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position LA LOCALIDAD MAS CERCANA ES HUARANCHAL DISTANTE 8 KM. DE LA MINA.

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

  • EL ACCESO SE REALIZA DESDE TRUJILLO VIA OTUZCO HASTA EL PUEBLO DE HUARANCHAL DE DONDE SE LLEGA A LA MINA POR CAMINO DE HERRADURA DISTANTE APROXIMADAMENTE 8 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Arsenic Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA COMPUESTA POR OXIDOS DE FIERRO (HEMATITA, LIMONITA) Y TAMBIEN PIRITA, ARSENOPIRITA, Y CUARZO.

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicificacion, Caolinizacion.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    Rock unit name Intrusivo Dioritico
    Rock description Intrusivo Dioritico
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Chicama;Chimu
    Rock description Chicama;Chimu

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.49478, -7.68722
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Anticlinales
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracturas

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA ESTRUCTURA PRINCIPAL DEL AREA CONSISTE DE UN ANTICLINAL CUYO NUCLEO ESTA FORMADO POR LUTITAS PIZARROSAS. LA SECUENCIA ESTA INTRUIDA POR DIQUES DE DIORITA SILICIFICADA Y CLORITIZADA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Luvi S. A.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO SE HAN ESTIMADO RESERVAS MINERALES.

Comments on development

  • EL PROSPECTO HA SIDO EXPLORADO MAYORMENTE, MEDIANTE CATEOS Y TRINCHERTAS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALARCON GONZALES, JULIO; INFORME MINA VIRGEN DE LA PUERTA; 1988. INFORME DEL BANCO MINERO DEL PERU B6920

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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