Union 1

Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodity Sodium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107569
MRDS ID AR11119
Record type Site
Current site name Union 1
Alternate or previous names Union 2

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.83277, -32.23078 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 118 KM NORTHEAST OF MENDOZA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sodium Primary

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 > Silt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.83277, -32.23078

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Intersection With Water Table.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1939

Mining district

District name 29 Distrito San Miguel

Production statistics

  • Year 1939
    Material LA UNION 1
    Description Ap_Grade: ^95.38% Na2so4
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Na2SO4 Sodium Sodium 95wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., ET.AL., 1980, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION CENTRO CUYO: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 19, P. 127

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1993 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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