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Coyaguayma

Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Boron-Borates, Travertine, Halite, Antimony
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023415
MRDS ID I000321
Record type Site
Current site name Coyaguayma
Alternate or previous names Coyahuaima, Cayaguaima, Edith Mine, Boratera De Coyahuayma, Penas Blancas, Collhuaima

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.55778, -22.77392 (WGS84)
Elevation 4600
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ON THE NORTH FLANK OF THE COYAGUAIMA VOLCANIC MASS, ABOUT 20 KM N OF RIO ALUMBRIO AND 105 KM DUE WEST OF ABRA PAMPA., Estimated Location, Probably Within 2 Minutes

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

  • THESE SPRINGS FLOWED INTO THE PILCOMAYO AND PARANA RIVERS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Travertine Secondary
Halite Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ULEXITE IS FLUFFY AND WHITE AND CONTAINS 1-3% HALITE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ulexite Ore
Aragonite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Halite Gangue
Travertine Gangue

Analytical data

Result ULEXITE (1930 ANALYSIS): 42.14% B2O3
Result 12.38% CAO
Result 0.25% MGO
Result 11.32% NA2O
Result 0.52% INSOLUBLES.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Acoite Formation
    Rock description Acoite Formation;
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.55778, -22.77392
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Ltert Nnw-Sse Faulting

Ore body information

  • General form WEDGE
    Thickness 2M

Comments on the geologic information

  • TERTIARY CONGLOMERATES ARE RED TO PURPLE IN COLOR. LOCATION OF THE HOT SPRINGS APPEARS TO BE STRUCTURALLY CONTROLLED-- THE HOT SPRINGS OCCUR ALONG THE CONTACT OF DEFORMED ORDOVICIAN ROCKS AND THICK RED-PURPLE TERTIARY CONGLOMERATES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Coyaguaima

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1963
    Total resources 3700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Boron-Borates B2O3 30.7 wt-pct Boron Major 1963

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NORMAN, J.C., AND SANTINI, K.N., 1985, AN OVERVIEW OF OCCURRENCES AND ORIGIN OF SOUTH AMERICAN BORATE DEPOSITS WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE DEPOSIT AT LAGUNA SALINAS, PERU, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 53-59.

  • Deposit

    MUESSIG, SIEGFRIED, 1966, RECENT SOUTH AMERICAN BORATE DEPOSITS, IN RAU, J.L., ED., SECOND SYMPOSIUM ON SALT: CLEVELAND, OHIO, THE NORTHERN OHIO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, INC., V.1, P. 151-159.

  • Deposit

    CATALANO, L.R., 1964, BORO - BERILIO - LITIO (UNA NUEVA FUENTE NATURAL DE ENERGIA): ESTUDIOS DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA ECONOMICA SERIE ARGENTINA NO. 3, VARIOUSLY PAGED.

  • 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.

  • Deposit

    TURNER, J.C.M., 1982, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 4AB, MINA PIRQUITAS: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL BOLETIN NO. 187, P. 48.

  • Deposit

    ALONSO, R.N., 1986, OCCURRENCE, STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P.

  • Deposit

    ARISTARAIN, L.F., AND HURLBUT, C.S., JR., 1972, BORON MINERALS AND DEPOSITS: THE MINERALOGICAL RECORD, V. 3, P. 213-220.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ARISTARAIN AND HURLBUT, 1972.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MUESSIG, 1966; SCHALAMUK AND OTHERS, 1983.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE SEPARATE DEPOSITS DRAPED ALONG THE LOWER VALLEY WALLS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RIO COYAGUAIMA. THE VENTS ARE ABOUT 50 M ABOVE THE GULCH AND ARE ORIENTED WNW-ESE. EACH DEPOSIT HAS AT ITS HEAD A SMALL CONE TOGETHER WITH APRONS OF FERRUGINOUS CALCAREOUS TUFA. SPRING ACTIVITY HAS CEASED. BORAX OCCURS AS DISSEMINATED SMALL CRYSTALS AND IRREGULAR MASSES IN THE UPPER 0.2 M OF THE EASTERN DEPOSIT ( PERHAPS 3% OF THE DEPOSIT IS BORAX). MAIN BODY HAS AN APRON AREA OF 3800 SQ METERS AND IS 1.6 M THICK. SMALLER BODIES ARE UP TO 2.0 M THICK. CURRENTLY (1986), ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF H2S AND CO2 ARE VENTED.
Deposit THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD AR08057 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-90 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-93 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 04-NOV-94 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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