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Laguna Guayatayoc

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Boron-Borates, Halite
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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. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023409
MRDS ID I000312
Record type Site
Current site name Laguna Guayatayoc
Alternate or previous names Laguna De Guayatayoc, Includes: Grupo Cordoba, Grupo Rosario, Grupo Tucuman,, Baratoyoc Mine, Eduardo, Federico, Grupo Buenos Aires, Grupo Jujuy,, Grupo Salta, Ludovica

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.83276, -23.24752 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 150 KM DOWNSTREAM FROM THE RIO ALUMBRIO SPRINGS (B-BEARING) AND IMMEDIATELY N OF NORTHEASTERN SALINAS GRANDES. 100 KM NW OF SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY.

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

  • THE SALAR OCCUPIES A DEPRESSION THAT IS ELONGATE N-S AND HAS A LARGE CODY OF WATER DURING THE GREATER PART OF THE YEAR. THIS IS THE EASTERNMOST B DEPOSIT IN THE PUNA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Halite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ulexite Ore
Halite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 1983 ANALYSIS OF BORATE ZONE: 23.52% B2O3, 0.92% SO4, 4.60% CL, 10.52% CAO, 6.33% NA, 20.62% K, 0.6% LI. 1968 ORE ANALYSIS: 10.6%-43.2% B205 (25.0% AVG.)
Result 3.8%-23.8% CAO (12.3% AVG.)
Result 3.8%-13.2% NA2O (8.5% AVG.)
Result 0.5%-29.7% SO4 (4.1% AVG.)
Result 0.3-10.4% CL (3.7% AVG.)
Result 0.2%-3.7% MG (1.1% AVG.)
Result TR-0.6% K2O (0.3% AVG.)

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.83276, -23.24752
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 8M
    Depth to top 0.05M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAGUNA GUAYATAYOC AND SALINAS GRANDES WERE PROBABLY ONCE (PLIOCENE?) CONNECTED. LAKE IS IN A DEPRESSION THAT IS ELONGATE N-S.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1904

Mining district

District name Laguna Guayatayoc

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Minera Simon-Grandinetti Asociados Sa
    First year 1983

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 1550724000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Boron-Borates B2O3 16.9 wt-pct Boron Major 1983
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Total resources 622000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Boron-Borates B2O3 30 wt-pct Boron Major 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NORMAN, J.C., AND SANTINI, K.N., 1985, AN OVERVIEW OF OCCURRENCES AND ORIGIN OF SOUTH AMERICAN BORATE DEPOSITS WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE DEPOSIT AT LAGUNA SALINAS, PERU, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 53-69.

  • Deposit

    CATALANO, L.R., 1964, BORO - BERILIO - LITIO (UNA NUEVA FUENTE NATURAL DE ENERGIA): ESTUDIOS DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA ECONOMICA SERIE ARGENTINA NO. 3, VARIOUSLY PAGED.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    SCHALAMUK, ISIDORO, FERNANDEZ, RAUL, AND ETCHEVERRY, RICARDO, 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA DE REPUBLICA ARGENTINA ANALES, V. XX, 208 P.

  • 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

  • Reserve-Resource

    SCHALAMUK AND OTHERS, 1983.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLAYA-TYPE DEPOSIT 0-8 M THICK. DEPOSIT IS UP TO 20 KM LONG AND 1-7 KM EW. BORATES ARE CONCENTRATED NEAR THE SOUTHEASTERN EDGE OF THE BASIN. THE DEPOSIT(S) COVER AN AREA OF MORE THAN 1500 HA. ULEXITE OCCURS AS BARS AND PLATES 2-23 CM IN SIZE AND AS NODULES UP TO 10 CM IN DIAMETER IN MUD AND CLAY. THE MINERALIZED SECTION IS COMPOSED OF A BASAL GREEN CLAY OVERLAIN BY INTERCALATED MASSIVE ULEXITE AND CLAY, WHICH IN TURN IS OVERLAIN BY SANDY CLAY WITH ULEXITE NODULES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1990 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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