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Sijes Mine

Past Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodity Halite
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005307
MRDS ID AR15114
Record type Site
Current site name Sijes Mine
Alternate or previous names Graciela, Elsa, Pupito, Sijes, Matargiona

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.67556, -24.59917 (WGS84)
Elevation 3700
Relative position 55 KM S40W OF SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES.

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

  • BETWEEN SALAR DE PASTOS GRANDES TO THE W AND SALAR SANTA MARIA TO THE E. MISSPELLED AS SITES ON TOPO MAP.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 262
USGS model code 35b.5
Deposit model name Lacustrine halite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Rock unit name Sijes Formation
    Rock description Sijes Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.67556, -24.59917
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Thickness 7M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years -1970

Mining district

District name Serrania De Sijes

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHALAMUK, ISIDORO, FERNANDEZ, RAUL, AND ETCHEVERRY, RICARDO, 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS DE MINERALES NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES XX, 208 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BEDS OF SALT 5 TO 7 M THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Long, Keith R. 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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