Carlota and Corina

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodity Boron-Borates
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. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024175
MRDS ID I010109
Record type Site
Current site name Carlota and Corina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.28944, -23.24752 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 KM NW OF ESTACION OLACAPATO AND N OF CERRO CAUCHARI.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jujuy(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Jujuy

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ulexite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.28944, -23.24752

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Salar De Cauchari

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Compania Boratera Del Norte S.R. Ltda.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VILELA, C.R., 1969, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 6C, SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES, PROVINCIAS DE SALTA Y JUJUY: REPUBLICA ARGNETINA DIRECCION NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA BOLETIN 110, 67 P., ESCALA 1:200,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-MAY-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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