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Pilluana, Salinas

Occurrence in San Martin, Peru with commodities Halite, Sulfur
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055399
MRDS ID SAN0018
Record type Site
Current site name Pilluana, Salinas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.30973, -6.62309 (WGS84)
Elevation 440
Relative position A 3.0 KM AL NORTE DE LA CIUDAD DE UTCURARCA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Martin(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru San Martin
Peru San Martin

Comments on the location information

  • LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE ARE GIVEN FOR THE CENTER OF THE AREA.
  • SE LOCALIZA A INMEDIACIONES DE LA DESEMBOCADURA DE LA QUEBRADA DEL MISMO NOMBRE SOBRE EL HUALLAGA. EL ACCESO ES: SHAPAJA-SALINAS 11.5 KM (CARRETERA EN HERRADURA)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary
Sulfur Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CM). THESE LIGNITES HAVE THE SAME GENERAL PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AS THE SHADEHILL LIGNITES. THE ROOF ROCK IS USUALLY PEAT-CLAY OR SAND AND THE FLOOR IS PEAT-CLAY. { LODGEPOLE LIGNITES: THERE IS ONE MINE ABLE SEAM, 30 - 50 IN (76.20 - 127.00 CM) THICK. IT IS BLACK IN COLOR, BROWNISH-BLACK IN STREAK, BRITTLE, BLOCKY OR FISSILE AND CONTAINS SMALL QUANTITIES OF MELANTERITE OR JAROSITE, SELENITE AND MARCASITE. IT IS NON-COKING AND SLACKS UPON DRYING. THE ROOF ROCK IS SILT, CLAY, OR SAND, AND LOCALLY AN IRONSTONE CONCRETIONARY ZONE. THE FLOOR IS SAND OR CLAY {{ SAND AND GRAVEL: SAND AND GRAVEL BARS IN THE NORTH FORK GRAND RIVER (NE CORNER OF THE QUAD) AND SOME OF THE ADJACENT TERRACE DEPOSITS COULD BE UTILITIZED FOR ROAD SURFACING AND SOME CONCRETE AGGREATES IF SIZED AND WASHED. {{ OIL AND GAS: THERE ARE NO VISIBLE SURFACE STRUCTURES IN WHICH OIL AND GAS MIGHT ACCUMULATE, BUT BURIED STRUCTURES AS WELL AS SEDIMENTARY TRAPS MAY EXIST AT DEPTH. THE BEST HORIZONS FOR POSSIBLE
  • PRODUCTION ARE THE MISSION CANYON FORMATION AT DEPTHS OF ABOUT 7100 FT (2164.11 M) WHICH IS PRODUCTIVE TO THE NORTH IN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE ORDOVICIAN RED RIVER FORMATION AT DEPTHS OF ABOUT 8900 FT (2712.75 M) WHICH IS PRODUCTIVE IN THE SOUTH CAVE HILLS (CUSTER) FIELD 18.5 MI (29.77 KM) WEST OF THIS QUAD.
  • COAL: ALL OF THE LIGNITIC HORIZONS IN THIS AREA, THE SHADEHILL, HILLEN, AND GIANNONATTI FACIES OF THE LUDLOW FORMATION AND THE LODGEPOLE FACIES OF THE TONGUE RIVER FORMATION CONTAIN MINEABLE SEAMS. { SHADEHILL FACIES: MINEABLE SEAMS RANGE FROM 30 - 96 IN (76.20 - 243.84 CM) IN THICKNESS. THE LIGNITE IS BLACK IN COLOR WITH A BROWNISH-BLACK STREAK, BRITTLE, BANDED, FISSILE AND LOCALLY BLOCKY. IT CONTAINS OCCASIONAL CRYSTALS OF SELENITE, BALLS OF MARCASITE AND STREAKS OF MELANTERITE. THE LIGNITE IS NON-COKING AND SLACKS UPON DRYING (INCREASING THE BTU CONTENT). ROOF ROCK AND FLOOR ARE EITHER CLAY OR SAND. { HILLEN FACIES: THE COMMERCIAL SEAMS RANGE IN THICKNESS FROM 30 - 90 IN (76.20 - 228.60 CM). THE HILLEN LIGNITES HAVE THE SAME GENERAL PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AS THE SHADEHILL LIGNITES. ROOF ROCK IS USUALLY SAND, BUT MAY BE CLAY WHILE THE FLOOR IS PEAT-CLAY OR CLAY. { GIANNONATTI FACIES: THERE ARE TWO MINEABLE SEAMS VARYING IN THICKNESS FROM 30 - 68 IN (76.20 - 172.72
  • LA SAL BLANCA SE PRESENTA EN CAPAS DENTRO DEL CUERPO SALINO

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.30973, -6.62309
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural (Fallas)

Comments on the geologic information

  • QUATERNARY - PLEISTOCENE TERRACE DEPOSITS - TERRACE DEPOSITS OF FLUVIAL SILT, SAND AND GRAVEL ALONG THE NORTH FORK OF THE GRAND RIVER UP TO 4 FT (1.22 M) THICK. RECENT DUNE SAND - GRASSED - DUNES OF QUARTZ SAND. RECENT ALLUVIUM - FLOODPLAIN DEPOSITS OF SILT, SAND AND GRAVEL INCLUDING LOW TERRACE DEPOSITS. { THIS AREA (RALPH QUAD) IS ONE OF ROLLING PRAIRIES WITH SCATTERED BUTTES AND MESAS RISING 300 FT (91.44 M) ABOVE THE MAJOR EROSION LEVEL. CUT INTO THIS EROSION SURFACE ARE THE WIDE SHALLOW VALLEYS OF BIG NASTY CREEK AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. THE NORTH FORK GRAND RIVER AND ITS VALLEY CUT ACROSS THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE MAPPED AREA.
  • LA SECUENCIA ESTRATIGRAFICA EXPUESTA EN LA ZONA ABARCA FORMACIONES QUE VAN DESDE EL JURASICO SUPERIOR HASTA EL TERCIARIO INFERIOR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • E1 - VESSY DISTRICT (NW), HILLEN FACIES = 10829932 MET TONS. { E2 - LODGE DISTRICT (NE), LODGEPOLE FACIES = 480726 MET TONS. { E3 - AMES DISTRICT (CENTRAL), SHADEHILL FACIES = 2404000 ST (2180499 MET TONS), HILLEN FACIES = 4270000 ST (3873016 MET TONS). { E4 - CLARK DISTRICT (SW), HILLEN FACIES = 1612000 ST (1462132 MET TONS), GIANNONATTI FACIES = 368000 ST (333787 MET TONS). { E5 - RALPH DISTRICT (SE), SHADEHILL FACIES = 6056000 ST (5492971 MET TONS), HILLEN FACIES = 2683000 ST (2433560 MET TONS), GIANNONATTI FACIES = 3007000 ST (2727438 MET TONS).
  • SEE RESERVES AND POTENTIAL RESOURCES COMMENTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ING. AMIEL M., RICHARD W.; INFORME TECNICO "EL DEPARTAMENTO DE SAN MARTIN Y SUS POSIBILIDADES MINERAS", BMP. 1967; COD.: B0106

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EN ESTE DEPOSITO LA SAL ESTA ACOMPANADA DE BASTANTE YESO, ARCILLAS Y CALIZAS BITUMINOSAS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit 0L DOMO SALINO SE ENCUENTRA FALLADO, SIGUIENDO EL CURSO DEL RIO HUALLAGA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1994 Reducindo Diaz, Jorge Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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