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Boratera La Aguadita

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. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023610
MRDS ID I000737
Record type Site
Current site name Boratera La Aguadita
Alternate or previous names Volga, Marne, Liverpool, 29 A 39, Juan Manual, Fry, Aguaditas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.95776, -23.74195 (WGS84)
Relative position 25 KM SW OF 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

  • IN SOUTH CENTRAL PART OF SALINAS GRANDES NEAR THE JUJUY-SALTA BORDER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Halite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ulexite Ore
Halite Gangue

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) -65.95776, -23.74195
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0.08M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Salinas Grandes

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1927
    Total resources 1000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Boron-Borates B2O5 35 wt-pct Boron Major 1927

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CATALANO, L.R., 1964, BORO-BERILIO-LITIO (UNA NUEVA FUENTE NATURAL DE ENERGIA): MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA DE LA NACION 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.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    CATALANO, 1964 (1920'S)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ULEXITE PRESENT IN MANTOS OR CAPS OF 10-80 CM THICKNESS. THE ULEXITE IS VERY PURE AND RESERVES GRADE 35% B2O5.
Deposit THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD AR08272 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1991 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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