Coscomba, Salinas

Occurrence in La Libertad, Peru with commodity Halite
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026688
MRDS ID LLB0157
Record type Site
Current site name Coscomba, Salinas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.67312, -8.82133 (WGS84)
Elevation 0
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position EL YACIMIENTO UBICA ENTRE PAMPA DE COSCOMBA Y PAMPA BLANCA.

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

  • DESDE TRUJILLO SE LLEGA AL KM. 459.8 DE LA PANAMERICANA Y DESDE ALLI HASTA EL DEPOSITO SE RECORREN 3.6 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.67312, -8.82133

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Concesionario: Compania Minera El Ferrol

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 EL YACIMIENTO CONSTA DE CUERPOS LENTICULARES IRREGULARES LLAMADAS EVAPORITAS, LAS CUALES SE ENCUENTRAN MUY CONTAMINADAS CON ARENA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-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.