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Carbon, Prospecto

Occurrence in Moquegua, Peru with commodity Graphite
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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. 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 10095798
MRDS ID MOQ0026
Record type Site
Current site name Carbon, Prospecto

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.71375, -16.79936 (WGS84)
Relative position EL YACIMIENTO SE ENCUENTRA A 49.5 KM. EN LINEA RECTA DE LA CIUDAD DE MOQUEGUA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Moquegua(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Moquegua
Peru Moquegua

Comments on the location information

  • SE LOCALIZA EN LA QUEBRADA SACLAQUE, QUENAHUMA Y OMOYA; JUNTAS FORMAN LA QUEBRADA DE OMOYA; Y EN LA MARGEN DERECHA DEL RIO CARUMAS.EL ACCESO ES: MOQUEGUA-TORRINE 49.5 KM. (CARRETERA AFIRMADA); TORRINE-CARUMAS (CAMINO DE HERRADURA).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MANTOS DE ANTRACITA

Analytical data

Result 4.25% H20
Result 12.53% M.V.
Result 48.55% C.F.
Result 34.68 ON %
Result 5731.22 CAL
Result 10315.11 BTU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Grupo Yura
    Rock description Grupo Yura

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.71375, -16.79936
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Litologico

Comments on the geologic information

  • LOS MANTOS CARBONOSOS SE ENCUENTRAN DE CALIZAS, LUTITAS, CARBONOSAS O LUTITAS BITUMINOSAS CON UNB ESPESOR DE 0.35 M.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sr. Castro Bastos, Leonidas
  • Type Owner
    Owner Instituto Nacional De Investigacion Y Fomento Mineros

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CASTROS BASTOS, LEONIDAS; INFORME TECNICO, "ESTUDIOS DE PROSPECCION Y ESTIMACION DE RESERVAS MINERAS EN LOS DEPARTAMENTSO DE TACNA Y MOQUEGUA", BMP. 1959; COD.: B0037

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AFLORAMIENTOS EN LAS QUEBRADAS SACLAQUE, QUENAHUMA Y OMOYA CON 3.5 KM. DE LARGO Y ANCHO DE 2.0 KM.
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ES POBRE EN RESERVAS, PERO SE RECOMIENDA EFECTUAR SONDAJES PARA UNA MEJOR APRECIACION. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Reducindo Diaz, Jorge Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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

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