Betina Mine

Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodities Boron-Borates, Halite
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005303
MRDS ID AR15110
Record type Site
Current site name Betina Mine
Alternate or previous names Don Paco, Dona Pancua, El Zorro, La Paz

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.66139, -24.56306 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Comments on the location information

  • IN SOUTHERN PART OF SALAR DE PASTOS GRANDES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Halite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore
Ulexite Ore
Clay Gangue

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 Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.66139, -24.56306

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Salar De Pastos Grandes

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TURNER, JCM, 1964, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 7C-NEVADO DE CACHI: KNGM BOL. 99, P. 78.

  • 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 A FEW CM IN DIAMETER IN BEDS 20-50 CM THICK INTERBEDDED WITH CLAY AND SALT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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