| Deposit ID | 60000443 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I000311 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Salar De Cauchari |
| Alternate or previous names | Campamento Primero De Mayo, La Inundada, El Porvenir, Siberiarosa, Carlota, Corina, Las Avispas, Mascota, La Abeja, La Mejor, La Cigarra, La Hormiga, Lari |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.74945, -23.74751 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | SALAR IS IN A DEPRESSION THAT IS ABOUT 50 KM LONG AND 3 TO 5 KM WIDE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jujuy(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Jujuy |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| Travertine | Tertiary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Tertiary |
| Model code | 260 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35b.3 |
| Deposit model name | Lacustrine borates |
| (1) | -66.74945, -23.74751 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | ACTIVE FAULTING AT EDGES OF SALAR. |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | BOROQUIMICA SAMICAF |
| Year | 1993 |
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MUESSIG, SIEGFRIED, 1966, RECENT SOUTH AMERICAN BORATE DEPOSITS, IN RAU, J.L., ED., SECOND SYMPOSIUM ON SALT: CLEVELAND, OHIO, THE NORTHERN OHIO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, INC., V.1, P. 151-159.
DUBLANC, E.A., MALCA, D.A., AND PEREZ LEALE, ALFREDO, 1993, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF ARGENTINA LOOKING FOR INVESTMENT: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 312, P. 25-36.
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.
RICCI, S.M., 1973, MAPA MINERO DE LAS PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA DE REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, ESCALA 1:750,000.
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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P.
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