Santa Maria Quarry

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005400
MRDS ID AR15230
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Maria Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.34364, -24.07112 (WGS84)
Relative position 64 KM W OF OLACAPATO

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

  • 2 KM NW OF CATALUNA QUARRY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sodium Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 268
USGS model code 35b.21
Deposit model name Sodium carbonate brines

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.34364, -24.07112

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Laguna Geschel

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Carbosal Compania Minera

Comments on the production information

  • 150-250 T/YEAR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RICCI, S.M., 1973, MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA; MINISTERO DE ECONOMIA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA. SCHALAMUK, I., ET. AL., 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS DE MINERALES NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA; SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES; VOL. 20, P. 100-101

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

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.