La Mona, Mina

Prospect in Junin, Peru with commodity Calcium
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. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096972
MRDS ID JUN0031
Record type Site
Current site name La Mona, Mina
Alternate or previous names Minera Socro S.R. Ltda.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.28694, -11.19929 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position SANTA BARBARA DE CARHUACAYAN, Est Ubicacion De La Ciudad De Santa Barbara De Carhuacayan

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Junin(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Junin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Calcium Primary

Analytical data

Result CACO3: 98.50%, FE203:0.24%, SIO2: 0.12 COLOR BLANCO

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.28694, -11.19929

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANOS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estratificacion

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Minera Socro S. R. Ltda.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Total resources 303600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Calcium Ca 98.5 wt-pct Calcium Major 1978

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 70M
    Overall depth 20M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANTERA "LA MONA" RAFAEL FLORES-BMP 1,978 INGEMMET B2186

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-94 Alva Ruiz, Jose L. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-MAR-94 Gonzales Chavez, Rosa Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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