Shiran, Mina

Prospect in La Libertad, Peru with commodities Limestone, General, Marble, Dimension
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096989
MRDS ID LLB0136
Record type Site
Current site name Shiran, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.75146, -7.99136 (WGS84)
Elevation 850
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position EL YACIMIENTO SE ENCUENTRA A 1 KM. AL NORTE DEL POBLADO SHIRAN (CERRO CALIFORNIA)

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

  • TRUJILLO-LAREDO-SHIRAN= 34.5 KM. DESDE SHIRAN HACIA LA MINA SE RECORREN 1 KM. HACIA EL NORTE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary
Marble, Dimension Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Chicama
    Rock description Chicama
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.75146, -7.99136

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 8M
    Length 100M
    Width 20M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Concesionario: Ing. Julio Zeballos Tapia.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SE HAN ESTIMADO 10,000 TM. DE RESERVAS .

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 60M
    Overall length 91.44M
    Overall width 20M

Comments on the workings information

  • EL ANCHO EXPLOTADO ES DE 20 M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DR. BOSSE; INFORME TECNICO RECONOCIMIENTO Y EVALUACION PRELIMINAR DE MINERALES INDUSTRIALES, ROCAS Y TIERRAS EN LOS DEPARTAMENTOS DE LA LIBERTAD Y CAJAMARCA; VOLUMEN II. REPUBLICA FEDERAL DE ALEMANIA, 1989

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOS BANCOS DE CALIZA-MARMOL SE ENCUENTRAN INTERCALADAS CON LUTITAS DE 1 M. A 0.10 M. DE ESPESOR.
Deposit DEBIDO A LA PEQUENA CANTIDAD DE RESERVAS EXPLOTABLES A CIELO ABIERTO NO SE RECOMIENDA INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS ADICIONALES.

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

Beyond USGS

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