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Santa Ines

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Boron-Borates, Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004599
MRDS ID AR08259
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Ines
Alternate or previous names Clorinda, Clotilde, Eduardo Daniel, Fidela, Jose Carlos, Sara Ines, Teresa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.65751, -23.46252 (WGS84)
Relative position 19 KM WWS OF SUSQUES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jujuy(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Jujuy

Comments on the location information

  • IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SALAR.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Halite Tertiary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ulexite Ore
Gypsum Gangue
Halite Gangue

Analytical data

Result TYPICAL SAMPLE: 9.04% B2O3, 4.22% CAO, 6.26% MGO, 6.70% NA2O, 50.52% INSOLUBLE RESIDUE IN HCL.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 260
USGS model code 35b.3
Deposit model name Lacustrine borates

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.65751, -23.46252
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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 Olaroz

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Industrias Quimicas Baraderos
    First year 1980

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION CAPACITY IN 1980 WAS 150 METRIC TONS PER MONTH.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RICCI, S.M., 1973, MAPA MINERO DE LAS PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA DE REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, ESCALA 1:750,000.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NODULES OF ULEXITE 5-10 CM IN DIAMETER OCCUR IN 2 MINERALIZED HORIZONS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1992 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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