| Deposit ID | 10005396 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | AR15224 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Carolina Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Eduardo Iii, La Nuestra |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.9964, -24.06557 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3740 |
| Relative position | 30 KM W OF OLACAPATO; 70 KM N76W OF SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salta(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Salta |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ulexite | Ore |
| Model code | 260 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35b.3 |
| Deposit model name | Lacustrine borates |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -66.9964, -24.06557 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Salar Del Rincon |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | AR15224 |
RICCI, S.M., 1973, MAPA MINERO DE LAS PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA DE REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, ESCALA 1:750,000.
CARTA TOPOGRAFICA; REP. DE ARGENTINA; PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA, SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES; INSTITUTO GEOGRAFICO MILITAR; 1986, ESCALA 1:250,000.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD AR15176 OF THIERNO SOW WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1993 | Sow, Thierno | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.