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Rio Grande Mine

Past Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodity Sodium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005439
MRDS ID AR15275
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Grande Mine
Alternate or previous names Alfa, Beta, Carlitos, Carnaval, Dani, Delta, Diana, Epsilon, Gamma, Isabelita, Jupito, Maria Alejandra, Maria Magdanela, Melpomene, Minerva, Nicolas, Nueva, Rio Ancho, Rio Arenales, Rio Bermejo, Rio Blanco, Rio Calchaqui, Rio Colorado, Rio Juramento, Rio Lavalle, Rio Medina, Rio Metan, Rio Mojotoro, Rio San Francisco, Rio Santa Maria, Rio Toro, Rio Vaqueras, Sulfa, Toro Urania.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.1642, -25.0175 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 KM E OF ESTABLECIMIENTO LA CASUALIDAD.

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 THE SALAR DE RIO GRANDE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sodium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Mirabilite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.1642, -25.0175
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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 Rio Grande

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Asensio, Menendez, G; And Incerti J.

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

Reporter information

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

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

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