Oficina Santa Fe

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Nitrogen-Nitrates, Iodine, Sodium, Boron-Borates, Chromium

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10099511
MRDS ID	TC39978
Record type	Site
Current site name	Oficina Santa Fe

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-69.61509, -21.86728 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	5000(meters)
Relative position	ABOUT 65 KM ENE OF TOCOPILLA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

SOUTHWEST OF RIO LOA.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Nitrogen-Nitrates	Primary
Iodine	Primary
Sodium	Secondary
Boron-Borates	Secondary
Chromium Critical	Secondary

Analytical data

Result	SPECIMEN OF CALICHE BLANCO: 32.63% NO3, 21.84% CL, 8.30% SO4, 0.04% IO3, 0.25% CLO4, 0.05% B, 0.32% K, 0.93% MG, 0.32% CA, 3.40% H2O (REPORTED AS ANIONS AND CATIONS.)

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-69.61509, -21.86728	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

DEPOSITS FORM DUE TO VERY ARID CLIMATE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Both
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Tocopilla District

Comments on the production information

DEVELOPED PRODUCER, UNKNOWN ACTIVITY.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC39978

Bibliographic references

Deposit

ERICKSEN, G.E., 1981, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE CHILEAN NITRATE DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1188, 37P
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAR-1994	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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