La Perdiz, Mina

Producer in La Libertad, Peru with commodity Kaolin
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 10106862
MRDS ID LLB0185
Record type Site
Current site name La Perdiz, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.11477, -7.87054 (WGS84)
Elevation 3450
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position EL YACIMIENTO UBICA EN LA LOCALIDAD DE "LA PERDIZ".

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= 19.6 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) -78.11477, -7.87054

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M
    Length 40M
    Width 15M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Concesionario: El Ferrol

Comments on the production information

  • LA PRODUCCION ES DE 400 A 500 TM. POR MES.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 20M

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 LA SECUENCIA DE ARCILLAS EN TOTAL ES DE 7.70 M., LOS ESTRATOS SUPERIORES NO SE UTILIZAN PORQUE TIENEN MUCHAS IMPUREZAS.

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.