Salar De Hombre Muerto

Prospect in Catamarca, Argentina with commodity Lithium

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10159483
MAS/MILS ID	3570030008
Record type	Site
Current site name	Salar De Hombre Muerto
Alternate or previous names	Hombre Muerto

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Ore Body
Geographic coordinates:	-66.99944, -25.91418 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Argentina	Catamarca

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Lithium Critical	Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1)	-66.99944, -25.91418	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Brine Operation
Development status	Prospect
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	Yes

Ownership information

Type Operator

Owner Fmc Argentina S. A.

Year 1994

First year 1991
Type Owner

Owner Argentina Government

Home office Argentina

Year 1991

Type	Operator
Owner	Fmc Argentina S. A.
Year	1994
First year	1991

Type	Owner
Owner	Argentina Government
Home office	Argentina
Year	1991

Comments on the production information

PRODUCTION ESTIMATE OF 7,000 TO 15,000 MT ANNUALLY COMPARES TO ANNUAL WORLD LITH. CARBONATE PRODUCTION OF 29,000 MT IN 1989.

Comments on other economic factors

ESTIMATED CAPITAL COST IS 40-50 MILLION DOLLARS PRODUCTION COULD START BEFORE THE YEAR 2000.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	3570030008

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	22-DEC-94	Bleiwas, Donald	U.S. Bureau of Mines

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