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Salinas San Sebastian

Producer in Cusco, Peru with commodity Halite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  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 10008060
MRDS ID CUZ0037
Record type Site
Current site name Salinas San Sebastian

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.94767, -13.51753 (WGS84)
Elevation 3550
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position ESTA UBICADO EN EL DISTRITO Y PROVINCIA DEL CUZCO. A LA ALTURA DEL KM 88 DE LA CARRETERA QUE VA DE CUZCO-ABANCAY., Acc . Segun Plano Carta Nacional-Cuzco.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cusco(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Cusco
Peru Cusco

Comments on the location information

  • SU ACCESO ES POR CARRETERA ASFALTADA.CERCANO A LA LAGUNA CCOROJOCHA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary

Analytical data

Result MUESTRA DEL UNICO MANANTIAL: 15.16% NACL A UNA CONCENTRACION DE 14 GRADOSBAUME.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.94767, -13.51753
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • YACIMIENTO EVAPORITICO LAGUNAR.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Yacimiento De Salino -Cuzco.

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Pertenece Al "Estanco De La Sal".

Production statistics

  • Year 1965
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major NaCL Brine Halite Sodium 15wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • SOLO SE OPERA 3 MESES AL ANO.SE ESPERA QUE LA PRODUCCION ACTUAL CONTINUE Y SE INCREMENTE APROVECHANDO LOS MANTIALES QUE AHORA NO SE EXPLOTAN, SIEMPRE QUE NO INTERVENGAN LOS FENOMENOS GEOLOGICOS (SISMOS O ALUVIONES).

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DEBIDO A LA NATURALEZA, NO ES POSIBLE HACER UN ESTIMADO DE RESERVAS EN LAS VERTIENTES SALINAS (MANANTIALES).

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.6HA

Comments on the workings information

  • SU PROCESO ES EL SIGUIENTE: LA SOLUCION DE SALMUERA DEL MANANTIAL SE LLEVA POR MEDIO DE UN CANAL HASTA LA POZA DE EVAPORACION SE DEJA EXPUESTA AL SOL Y LUEGO SE EXTRAE SAL GRANULADA CRISTALIZADO PARA SU EXPLOTACION DIRECTA.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: BALANCE ECONOMICO: VALOR DEL PRODUCTO S/. 0.6/KG, COSTO DE OPERACION S/.0.58/KG Y UTILIDAD PROBABLE S/.0.02/KG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CARLOS PHILLIPPS, INFORME -SALINA SAN SEBASTIAN. BMP 1,966 COD.B3381

  • Production

    BMP.INFORME 1,966

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ESTE YACIMIENTO EVAPORITICO (VERTIENTE SALINO) CONSISTE DE UN SOLO MANANTIAL DE SALMUERA QUE AFORA 0.02 LT/SEG CON UNA CONCENTRACIO DE 14 GRADOS BAUME.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-94 Condori Taipe, Tulio Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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