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Las Gaviotas, Mina

Past Producer in La Libertad, Peru with commodity Silica
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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. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102389
MRDS ID LLB0182
Record type Site
Current site name Las Gaviotas, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.98227, -7.79804 (WGS84)
Elevation 3200
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position LA LOCALIDAD MAS CERCANA ES LAS GAVIOTAS.

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-LAGUNA SAUSACOCHA-MINA= 11 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.98227, -7.79804
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 10M
    Length 500M
    Width 40M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Litologico.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Comunidad Sausacocha

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 80M

Comments on the workings information

  • EL ANCHO EXPLOTADO ES 30 M. LOS TRABAJOS DE EXPLOTACION HAN QUEDADO SUSPENDIDOS DESDE EL ANO 1977.

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 ALREDEDOR DE LA LAGUNA SAUSACOCHA HAY UNA POTENCIA GRANDE DE DIFERENTES CALIDADES, SEGUN EL CONTENIDO DE FIERRO.

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

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