Santa Barbara Mine

Past Producer in Tarija, Bolivia with commodity Halite
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097726
MRDS ID BL20352
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Barbara Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -64.18273, -21.29755 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 KM SW BY ROAD FROM ENTRE RIOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tarija(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Tarija
Bolivia Tarija

Comments on the location information

  • APPROXIMATE LOCATION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Ipaguazu Formation
    Rock description Ipaguazu Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -64.18273, -21.29755

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on development

  • PRODUCTION BEGAN LATE 1800'S.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GONZALES A., AND SILES, O., 1983, ROCK SALT DEPOSITS EVALUATION: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G1/116

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GONZALES AND SILES (1983)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1993 Calderon, Raul Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-NOV-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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