1. Mineral Resources
  2. Online Spatial Data
  3. Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS)

Alexandra I, Mina

Occurrence in La Libertad, Peru with commodity Clay
Map
XML
JSON
KML
C
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. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095024
MRDS ID LLB0192
Record type Site
Current site name Alexandra I, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.75479, -8.03136 (WGS84)
Elevation 400
Relative position EL YACIMIENTO UBICA EN EL PARAJE LA CRUZ DEL DISTRITO DE POROTO.

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 ES: TRUJILLO-LAREDO-CARRETERA SIMBAL (HITO 20)= 20.5 KM., Y DESDE AQUI HASTA LA CARRETERA ANTIGUA POROTO (MINA) HAY 9 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.75479, -8.03136
ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ESTRATOS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Litologico

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Benavides Lozano, Alfredo

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SE HAN ESTIMADO RESERVAS DE 33'000,000 TM.

Comments on the workings information

  • LAS LUTITAS DE ESTE YACIMIENTO QUE CONSTITUYEN LA MATERIA PRIMA PARA LA FABRICACION DE LADRILLOS, SE ENCUENTRA FORMANDO CERROS DE ALTURAS MODERADAS, TIENEN UNA ORIENTACION MEDIA E-W Y EN POSICION SUB-HORIZONTAL, NO EXISTE COBERTURA, LO QUE PERMITE UNA EXPLOTACION A CIELO ABIERTO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NUNEZ A., LUIS; MEMORANDUN MINA ALEXANDRA I; 1976. BANCO MINERO DEL PERU B2232.

  • Deposit

    NUNEZ A., LUIS; INFORME TECNICO MINA ALEXANDRA I; 1976. BANCO MINERO DEL PERU B7213.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL DEPOSITO DE LUTITAS PRESENTA DOS SECCIONES QUE SE DIFERENCIAN POR SU DUREZA, LA PRIMERA QUE ES RELATIVAMENTE BLANDA DE FACIL EXTRACCION, ESTA COMPRENDIDA DESDE LA SUPERFICIE HASTA UNA PROFUNDIDAD DE 3 M. LA SEGUNDA A MAYOR PROFUNDIDAD DE 3 M. ES DURA Y REQUIERE DE EQUIPO NEUMATICO Y DE EXPLOSIVOS PARA SU EXTRACCION.

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.

Maps centered on this site