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Cauchari Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004448
MRDS ID AR08064
Record type Site
Current site name Cauchari Mine
Alternate or previous names Carlota, Corina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.86612, -24.04751 (WGS84)
Elevation 3900
Relative position 55 KM NW OF SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES.

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

  • 12 KM NW OF THE OLACAPATO TRAIN STATION AND N OF CERRO CAUCHARI. WORKINGS MAY EXTEND INTO SALTA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ulexite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 260
USGS model code 35b.3
Deposit model name Lacustrine borates

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.86612, -24.04751
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Thickness 1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Salinas Grandes

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Compania Boratera Del Nortes S.R. Ltda

Comments on the production information

  • UP TO 1950 ANNUAL PRODUCTION WAS 1,000 T. DEPOSIT IS EXHAUSTED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 110, P. 55.

  • Deposit

    RICCI, S.M., 1973, MAPA MINERO DE LAS PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA DE REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, ESCALA 1:750,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    DNGM BOL. 110

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1992 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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