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Daniel Mine

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Boron-Borates, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004442
MRDS ID AR08058
Record type Site
Current site name Daniel Mine
Alternate or previous names Boratera Daniel

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.48723, -22.98113 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 33 KM S OF MINA PIRQUITAS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jujuy(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Jujuy

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED 3 KM E OF ARITUZAR MINE IN SMALL RAVINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ulexite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium
    Rock unit name Acoite Formation
    Rock description Acoite Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.48723, -22.98113
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rio Alumbrio Spring Area

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE BORATE MINERALIZATION IS COMPLETELY MINED OUT (ALONSO, 1986).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TURNER, J.C.M., 1982, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 3AB, MINA PIRQUITAS: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL BOLETIN NO. 187, P. 48.

  • Deposit

    ALONSO, R.N., 1986, OCCURRENCE, STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT WAS FORMED FROM B-BEARING WATERS ISSUING THROUGH UNDERLYING ORDOVICIAN ROCKS. THERE ARE COPPER IMPREGNATIONS AT THIS SITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1992 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 02-NOV-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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