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Salinas Del Diamante

Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodity Halite
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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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004932
MRDS ID AR11117
Record type Site
Current site name Salinas Del Diamante

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.78278, -34.8808 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 50 KM SOUTHWEST OF SAN RAFAEL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • FOR DOMESTIC USE, CHEMICAL INDUSTRY, AND PETROLEUM DRILLING.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.78278, -34.8808
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • SALT SOMES FROM EROSION OF CARB FM. EL PLATA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1977- LAST TRIMESTER

Mining district

District name 11, Piedra De Afilar

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Arturo Santori Sacif
  • Type Owner
    Owner Luis Remaggi Maturana

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: SALT COLLECTED BETWEEN RAINS, 3 OR 4 TIMES A YEAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., ET.AL., 1980, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION CENTRO CUYO: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 19,P. 125

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI, 1980, P. 125

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LAKE BED- TEMPORARY SUPERFICIAL LAYER OF 1-2 CM THICKNESS, 350 HA SURFACE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1993 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

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