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

Brigida #1, Mina

Prospect in La Libertad, Peru with commodity Graphite
Map
XML
JSON
KML
B
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. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096995
MRDS ID LLB0200
Record type Site
Current site name Brigida #1, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.57339, -7.90387 (WGS84)
Elevation 3200
Relative position LA LOCALIDAD DE OTUZCO DISTA 20 KM. DE LA MINA.

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 A LA MINA ES EL SIGUIENTE: TRUJILLO-SHIRAN-OTUZCO= 84 KM.; OTUZCO-MINA= 20 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Volcanico Calipuy
    Rock description Volcanico Calipuy
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Huaylas
    Rock description Huaylas

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.57339, -7.90387
ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallas Inversas (Sobreescurrimiento).
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fallas Locales

Ore body information

  • General form ESTRATO
    Strike N 70 W
    Dip 50 S-W
    Length 20M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Litologico

Comments on the geologic information

  • EL DERRAME VOLCANICO ANDESITICO OCUPA LAS PARTES MAS ALTAS DE LOS CERROS. CUBREN ESTAS ROCAS, EN GRAN EXTENSION, MATERIAL CUATERNARIO Y VEGETACION PROPIA DEL LUGAR.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Pelaez Rodriguez, Jose

Comments on development

  • SE REALIZA UNA LABOR DE EXPLORACION Y EXPLOTACION A LA VEZ; COMFORME SE DESARROLLA LOS SOCAVONES, INMEDIATAMENTE SE TAJEA EL TRAMO DE VETA QUE SE PUEDE VER UN ENORME TAJO HASTA LA SUPERFICIE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NUNEZ, LUIS; INFORME MINA BRIGIDA #1; 1977. BANCO MINERO DEL PERU B7207.

  • Deposit

    PERALTA, SIXTO; INFORME MINA BRIGIDA #1; 1976. BANCO MINERO DEL PERU B7208.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO CONSTA DE UNA VETA CUYO RELLENO MINERAL CONSISTE DE GRAFITO, PIRITA DE GRANO FINO Y FRAGMENTOS DE LUTITAS CARBONOSAS.

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