Dona Petrona Ine

Past Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodity Diatomite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005390
MRDS ID AR15217
Record type Site
Current site name Dona Petrona Ine
Alternate or previous names Socompa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.21143, -24.46833 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 KM NW OF QUEBRADA DEL AGUA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Comments on the location information

  • 10 KM SE OF PASO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 222
USGS model code 31s
Deposit model name Lacustrine diatomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.21143, -24.46833

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Thickness 3.5M
    Length 300M
    Width 70M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1940-1960

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Guillermo Munoz

Comments on the production information

  • SPORADIC PRODUCTION BETWEEN 1940-1960.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RICCI, S. M., 1973, MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE SALTA Y JUJUY, MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, REPUBLICA ARGENTINA. SCHALAMUK, I., ET. AL., 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES NO METALIFEROS Y ROCA DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA; MINISTERO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 20, P. 116

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SCHALAMUK, 1983

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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