Rio Seco, Mina

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. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095023
MRDS ID LLB0152
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Seco, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.63814, -7.1764 (WGS84)
Elevation 0
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position EL LUGAR MAS CERCANO ES RIO SECO-PAMPAS DE CHERREFE.

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

  • TRUJILLO-PACASMAYO-GUADALUPE= 137 KM.; GUADALUPE-PUEBLO NUEVO-ALTO SAN ILDEFONSO= 18 KM.; ALTO SAN ILDEFONSO-MINA= 8 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.63814, -7.1764

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • SE HA EXPLOTADO A CIELO ABIERTO PERO ACTUALMENTE SE ENCUENTRA SUSPENDIDO.

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; VOLUMEN II. REPUBLICA FEDERAL DE ALEMANIA, 1989

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO CONSTA DE 20 POZAS, FORMADO POR EVAPORITAS RECIENTES LAS CUALES SE ENCUENTRAN CON CIERTAS IMPUREZAS (ARCILLAS).

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.