Sachapapa, Salinas

Occurrence in San Martin, Peru with commodities Halite, Sulfur
Sections on this page
  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 10092992
MRDS ID SAN0016
Record type Site
Current site name Sachapapa, Salinas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.02139, -6.5181 (WGS84)
Elevation 440
Relative position A 18.5 KM AL NORESTE DE LA CIUDAD DE CHAZUTA

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 UBICA EN LAS NACIENTES DE LA QUEBRADA DE SASHAPAPA. EL ACCESO ES: CHAZUTA-SASHAPAPA 13 KM (CAMINO DE HERRADURA); VIA FLUVIAL (RIO HUALLAGA)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary
Sulfur Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA SAL BLANCA SE PRESENTA EN CAPAS DENTRO DEL CUERPO SALINO

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.02139, -6.5181

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural (Fallas)

Comments on the geologic information

  • 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

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 EL DOMO SALINO SE ENCUENTRA ATRAVEZADO POR UNA FALLA

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.