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Salar Del Hombre Muerto

Occurrence in Catamarca, Argentina with commodities Lithium, Potassium, Boron-Borates, Cesium, Rubidium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004199
MRDS ID AR00346
Record type Site
Current site name Salar Del Hombre Muerto

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.99944, -25.24749 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position TINCALAYU 2O KM AL N. ANTOFAGASTA DE LA SIERRA 90 KM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Catamarca

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESO REGULAR, DOBLE TRACCION, TINCALAYU- RESERVA, MANO DE OBRA DISPONIBLE, AGUA A 15 KM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lithium Critical Primary
Potassium Primary
Boron-Borates Secondary
Cesium Critical Secondary
Rubidium Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LAS SALES SON SECAS EN SUPERFICIE Y POR DEBAJO SON POROSAS (60%). LAS SALMUERAS CONTIENEN CIERTA CANTIDAD DE ANHIDRIDO BORICO

Analytical data

Result LI 0.75%, K 7.3%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Formation Acoite;Formation Sijes;Formation Pozuelos;Dep.Evaporiticos
    Rock description Formation Acoite;Formation Sijes;Formation Pozuelos;Dep.Evaporiticos
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.99944, -25.24749
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bloques Fallados Alineados Submeridionalmente Y Volcados
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fallamiento Directo Asociado

Ore body information

  • General form LAMINAR
    Dip HORIZONTAL
    Width 200M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 16M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Climatico Geomorfologico

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Salar Del Hombre Muerto

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Direc. Prov. Mineria Catamarca. Chacabuco 619 Primero Piso S.F. De Catamarca

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SOLO EXISTE UNA PERFORACION. EL CALCULO DE RESERVAS ES SUPERFICIAL POR ESO SE LAS CONSIDERA RECURSOS POTENCIALES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 80000HA

Comments on the workings information

  • SE PROPONE BOMBEO DE SALMUERAS CONTENIDAS EN LOS POROS, CONCENTRACION POR CRISTALIZACION FRACCIONADA Y CONTROLADA POR PRECIPITACION EN PILETONES ARTIFICIALES

Comments on development

  • SOLO SE REALIZARON TRABAJOS DE PROSPECCION, GEOFISICA, Y UNA PERFORACION DE 20M ; ECON.COM: EL YACIMIENTO SERIA RENTABLE PERO SE DEBE REGULAR LA PRODUCCION DE ACUERDO A LAS NECESIDADES DEL MERCADO INTERNACIONAL ( DEMANDA DE 25-28.000 TN ANO DE C03LI) LO QUE DEJARIA UN CUPO DE 8000 TN ANO PARA LA PRODUCCION EN EL SALAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA 1986. DIREC.NAC. MINERIA.INEDITO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ZONACION E-W CON AUMENTO DE CLORUROS Y DISMINUCION DE SULFATOS Y LIMOS SALINOS. SIMILAR A SALAE DE ATACAMA (CHILE)
Deposit ES UN YACIMIENTO DE GRAN VOLUMEN Y BAJA LEY. HAY DOS GRANDES UNIDADES: UNA SAL COMPACTA PROFUNDA Y OTRA POROSA. ESTA ULTIMA SE SUBDIVIDE EN SECA Y HUMEDA. EN LA SALMUERA SATURADA PREDOMINAN LOS CLORUROS Y SULFATOS DE NA. POR SER RESIDUAL ESTAN ENRIQUECIDOS ADEMAS DE NA, HAY LI, K, CS, RB, Y ANIONES COMO B2O3 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1986 Valladares Carrillo, Hildebrando Direccion Nacional de Servicio Geologico, Argentina
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Martinez, Hector Direccion Nacional de Servicio Geologico, Argentina

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