Salinera Pichincoto

Past Producer in Cusco, 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. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10101368
MRDS ID CUZ0039
Record type Site
Current site name Salinera Pichincoto

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.16129, -12.97061 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position ESTA SITUADA EN EL MISMO DISTRITO Y PROVINCIA DE URUBAMBA A LA ALTURA KM 6 DE LA CARRETERA QUE VA A OLLANTAYTAMBO, EN LA MARGEN IZQUIERDO DEL RIO URUBAMBA., Acc .Segun Plano De Ubicacion-Informe.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cusco(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Cusco
Peru Cusco

Comments on the location information

  • SU ACCESO ES POR CARRETERA ASFALTADA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SE PRESENTA SAL (HALITA) CRISTALIZADA,TIENE ALTO CONTENIDO DE SULFATOS (YESO).

Analytical data

Result NO SE TOMARON MUESTRAS.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.16129, -12.97061

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO(IRREGULAR)
    Thickness 0.01M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Yacimientos Salineros Del Cuzco

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Pertenece Al "Estanco De La Sal".

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO SE REGISTRAN RESERVAS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 10M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEBIDO AL GRAN CONTENIDO DE SULFATOS NO SE ENCUENTRA EN OPERACION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CARLOS PHILLIPPS, INFORME SALINERA PICHINCOTO. BMP 1,966.COD.B3381

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRACTICAMENTE VIENE A SER UNA COSTRA SALINA SUPERFICIAL (MESCLA DE SAL Y YESO)CON POTENCIA DE 0.01-0.10 M MUY ERRATICO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-94 Condori Taipe, Tulio Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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