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La Inundada

Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodity Boron-Borates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100598
MRDS ID AR08266
Record type Site
Current site name La Inundada
Alternate or previous names Agus, Albert, Aure I-Ii-Iii, Elena, Elvira I-Ii-Iii, Emma, Haydee 7-11, Inundada Sud, Jujuy, Julio A. Roca, La Inundada Este, Medanitos, Noemi I-Ii-Ii, Susques, Uruguay

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.76195, -23.89807 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jujuy(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Jujuy

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Borax Ore
Ulexite Ore

Analytical data

Result TYPICAL MINERALIZED ROCK: 11.14% B2O3
Result 4.55% CAO
Result 4.8% MGO, 4.83% NA2O
Result 62.75% INSOLUBLE RESIDUE IN HCL.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 260
USGS model code 35b.3
Deposit model name Lacustrine borates

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.76195, -23.89807
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip }
    Thickness 0.33M
    Length 300M
    Width 300M
  • Dip }
    Thickness 1.75M
    Length 11M
    Width 5.5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Salar De Cauchari

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Jose Favenda S.R.L. And Boroquimica Samicaf
    First year 1983

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.

  • 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.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MULTIPLE ORE BODIES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1992 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 04-NOV-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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