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Huaquisha, 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055400
MRDS ID SAN0019
Record type Site
Current site name Huaquisha, Salinas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.31306, -8.29302 (WGS84)
Relative position A 22.0 KM AL NORESTE DE LA CIUDAD DE UCHIZA

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

  • SE LOCALIZA EN LA QUEBRADA DE HUAQUISHA FRENTE AL PUEBLO DE TOCACHE. EL ACCESO ES: UCHIZA-LIMON 22.0 KM (CARRETERA EN HERRADURA); VIA FLUVIAL 5 KM (RIO LIMON)
  • LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE ARE GIVEN FOR THE CENTER OF THE AREA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary
Sulfur Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA SAL BLANCA SE PRESENTA EN CAPAS DENTRO DEL CUERPO SALINO
  • AT THE PRESENT TIME THERE IS NO EXPLOITATION OF MINERAL RESOURCES. THERE ARE SEVERAL POTENTIALLY COMMERCIAL DEPOSITS OF LIGNITE IN THE QUADRANGLE, A SMALL DEPOSIT OF URANIFEROUS LIGNITE (ORE GRADE) IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER AND SMALL GRAVEL DEPOSITS ALONG THE NORTH FORK GRAND RIVER. A TEST WELL FOR OIL HAS BEEN DRILLED IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE AREA. { COAL: THERE ARE TWO LIGNITE HORIZONS IN THIS AREA, THE HILLEN FACIES OF THE LUDLOW FORMATION AND THE LODGEPOLE FACIES OF THE TONGUE RIVER FORMATION, BOTH OF WHICH CARRY MINABLE SEAMS. { HILLEN LIGNITE: THIS LIGNITE WAS FIRST MINED IN THE EARLY 1900'S AND AGAIN IN THE 1930'S. THERE ARE TWO MINABLE SEAMS, THE UPPER VARYING FROM 6 - 78 IN (15.24 - 198.12 CM) IN THICKNESS AND THE LOWER FROM 6 - 43 IN (15.24 - 109.22 CM). THE LIGNITE IS BLACK IN COLOR, BROWNISH-BLACK IN STREAK, BRITTLE, BLOCKY TO FISSLE, BANDED; MINOR QUANTITIES OF JAROSITE, MELANTERITE, SELENITE, AND MARCASITE ARE PRESENT. THE LIGNITE SLACKS UPON DRYING
  • (INCREASING THE B.T.U. CONTENT) AND IS NON-COKING. THE LARGEST POSSIBLE COMMERCIAL HILLEN LIGNITE DEPOSIT LIES JUST SOUTH OF THE ZION CHURCH IN THE CENTER OF THE QUADRANGLE. TWO SMALL DEPOSITS ARE LOCATED ONE IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER AND ANOTHER IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE MAPPED AREA. { LODGEPOLE LIGNITE: THIS LIGNITE WAS MINED A LITTLE IN THE 1930'S. THERE IS ONE MINABLE SEAM, 7 - 72 IN (17.78 - 182.88 CM) IN THICKNESS. THE LIGNITE IS BLACK IN COLOR, BROWNISH-BLACK IN STREAK, BRITTLE, BLOCKY OR FISSLE; LIKE THE HILLEN LIGNITE, IT CONTAINS MINOR AMOUNTS OF JAROSITE, MELANTERITE, SELENITE AND MARCASITE. IT IS NON-COKING AND SLACKS UPON DRYING. THE ONLY MINABLE LODGEPOLE LIGNITE IS LOCATED IN TWO AREAS IN THE VICINITY OF DUCK CREEK LUTHERAN CHURCH IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE QUADRANGLE. {{ SAND AND GRAVEL: BARS IN THE NORTH FORK GRAND RIVER AND SOME OF THE ADJACENT TERRACE DEPOSITS COULD BE UTILIZED FOR ROAD SURFACING; IF WASHED AND SIZED, THEY WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR SOME
  • CONCRETE AGGREGATES. {{ 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. THE BEST POSSIBILITIES FOR OIL PRODUCTION ARE IN THE MISSION CANYON FORMATION AT DEPTHS OF ABOUT 6900 FT (2103.15 M) WHICH IS PRODUCTIVE TO THE NORTH IN NORTH DAKOTA. {{ URANIUM: THE DEPOSIT OF LODGEPOLE LIGNITE LYING TO THE NORTHEAST OF DUCK CREEK LUTHERAN CHURCH HAS BEEN ANALYZED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (DENSEN, 1952) FOR URANIUM. THE ANALYSIS IS 0.01 PERCENT URANIUM IN THE UPPER THREE FEET (0.91 M) OF THE LIGNITE SEAM.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.31306, -8.29302
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural (Anticlinal)

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA SECUENCIA ESTRATIGRAFICA EXPUESTA EN LA ZONA ABARCA FORMACIONES QUE VAN DESDE EL JURASICO SUPERIOR HASTA EL TERCIARIO INFERIOR
  • QUATERNARY - PLEISTOCENE TERRACE DEPOSITS: TERRACE DEPOSITS OF FLUVIAL SILT, SAND, AND GRAVEL ALONG THE NORTH FORK GRAND RIVER. { RECENT DUNE SAND: SAND, QUARTZ, CLEAR WITH SOME DARKER MINERAL GRAINS, FORMS GRASSED DUNES. { RECENT ALLUVIUM: FLOODPLAIN DEPOSITS OF SILT, SAND, AND GRAVEL IN MAJOR STREAM VALLEYS.

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 - CENTER OF QUAD. HILLEN FACIES = 11791383 MET TONS { E2 - NW CORNER OF QUAD, HILLEN FACIES = 1179138 MET TONS { E3 - SW CORNER OF QUAD, HILLEN FACIES = 226757 MET TONS { E4 - LODGEPOLE FACIES = 725624 MET TONS
  • SEE RESERVES AND POTENTIAL RESOURCES COMMENTS

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: ASIDE FROM THE NORTH FORK GRAND RIVER, THE ONLY PERMANENT WATER BODIES ARE THE NUMEROUS STOCK RESERVOIRS. { THE PRINCIPAL AGRICULTURAL PURSUITS ARE DRYLAND FARMING AND STOCK GRAZING, FOR THE CLIMATE IS SEMI-ARID WITH AN AVERAGE RAINFALL OF 13 - 15 IN (33.02 - 38.10 CM). THE REGION IS SPARSELY POPULATED (2 FAMILIES PER 5 SQ MI (12.95 SQ KM), AND IT HAS NO SETTLEMENTS. ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE QUADRANGLE, IN HARDING COUNTY, IS HIGHWAY 75, A NORTH-SOUTH GRAVELED ROAD. THE REST OF THE AREA IS FAIRLY ACCESSIBLE BY GOOD COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP ROADS.

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

Reporter information

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

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