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Salina Grande

Prospect in Chubut, Argentina with commodities Halite, Bromine, Magnesite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023510
MRDS ID I000511
Record type Site
Current site name Salina Grande

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -63.99922, -42.66427 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 130 KM EAST OF PUERTO MADRYN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chubut(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Chubut

Comments on the location information

  • IN THE SIERRA DE AMBATO, NNW OF CATAMARCA.
  • ON PENINSULA DE VALDES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary
Bromine Primary
Magnesite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Brine Ore
Halite Ore

Analytical data

Result ORE RUNS 80.25% NACL, 0.83% MGCL2, 0.19% CACL2, 0.97% NASO4, 6.99% CASO4, 10.65% INSOLUBLES.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -63.99922, -42.66427
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Peninsula De Valdes Depression

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Aguirre Pizarro, Audilio Fuentes

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Measured 52224000mt ore
    Total resources 42000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Halite NaCl 80.25 wt-pct Sodium Major 1979

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • BRODTKORB, 1979
  • INCLUDES RESERVES FOR SALINA CHICA. ANNUAL ADDITION TO RESERVES OF 1 MILLION MT THROUGH EVAPORATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRODTKORB, ALEJO, 1979, SOME SODIUM CHLORIDE DEPOSITS FROM PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA, IN COOGAN, A.H., AND HAUBER, LUKAS, EDS., FIFTH SYMPOSIUM ON SALT: CLEVELAND, OHIO, THE NORTHERN OHIO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, INC., V. 1, P. 31-39.

  • Deposit

    ARGENTINA MINING SECRETARY, 1993, DIRECTORY OF MINING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC: ARGENTINA MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND PUBLIC SERVICES, 395 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    ARGENTINA MINING SECRETARY, 1993

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE SALINA IS 40 M BELOW SEA LEVEL AND 25 SQ KM.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1990 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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