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Cerro El Alizar, Mina

Prospect in La Libertad, Peru with commodity Kaolin
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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. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096991
MRDS ID LLB0183
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro El Alizar, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.1381, -7.88971 (WGS84)
Elevation 3400
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position EL YACIMIENTO UBICA EN EL CERRO EL ALIZAR.

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

  • HUAMACHUCO-SAYOPAMBA-MINA=22 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Chimu
    Rock description Chimu
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.1381, -7.88971
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.25M
    Length 40M
    Width 7M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Litologico

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: Compania El Ferrol.

Comments on the production information

  • LA PRODUCCION ES DE 10 TM. POR SEMANA LOS CUALES SON EJECUATADOS POR 6 OBREROS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 8M

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. REPUBLICA FEDERAL DE ALEMANIA, 1989

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO CONTIENE COMO IMPUREZAS ARCILLAS ROJAS Y VIOLETAS. EL DEPOSITO CONTINUA EN PROFUNDIDAD, POR LO TANTO, TODAVIA PUEDE CRECER LA POTENCIA DEL YACIMIENTO.
Deposit ADYACENTE A ESTE DEPOSITO EXISTEN OTRAS 2 EXPLOTACIONES QUE SE UBICAN A 150 M. AL W. Y 75 M. AL W. LA PRIMERA SE UBICA 50 M. ENCIMA Y LA SEGUNDA SE UBICA 50 M. DEBAJO DEL DEPOSITO; ESTA ULTIMA YA HA SIDO EXPLOTADO.

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

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