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San Mateo Mine

Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodities Boron-Borates, Halite
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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 10107573
MRDS ID AR15108
Record type Site
Current site name San Mateo Mine
Alternate or previous names Margarita, Pozuelo, Sarita, 4 De Septiembre

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.77167, -24.65861 (WGS84)
Elevation 3700
Relative position 13 KM S65W OF SIJES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Comments on the location information

  • ON NE MARGIN OF SALAR DE POZUELOS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Halite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore
Ulexite Ore
Clay Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.77167, -24.65861
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.5M
    Depth to top 0.7M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Salar De Pozuelos

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Espinoza Hermanos
    First year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TURNER, JCM, 1964, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 7C-NEVADO DE CACHI: DNGM BOL. 99, P. 78.

  • Deposit

    SCHALAMUK, ISIDORO, FERNANDEZ, RAUL, AND ETCHEVERRY, RICARDO, 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS DE MINERALES NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES XX, 208 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NODULES AND LENSES OF ULEXITE IN CLAY BENEATH A SALT CRUST AND UNDERLYING CLAY LAYER. STRATIGRAPHY (DESCENDING): 0.10 M SALT CRUST AND EFFLORESCENCE; 0.60 M FRIABLE REDDISH SAND; 0.2 M IRREGULAR ULEXITE BODIES; 0.5 M GREEN PLASTIC CLAY; UP TO 30 CM GRAY CLAY WITH ORGANICS AND SMALL ULEXITE NODULES; WATER TABLE. STRATIGRAPHY 300 M WEST (DESCENDING): 0.10 M SALINE CRUST; 20 CM OF ULEXITE NODULES (10-15 CM IN DIAMETER) WITH CLAY; 0.3 M OF THIN (4-5 CM) LAYERS OF ULEXITE RICH MATERIAL ALTERNATING WITH SAND AND SILT LAYERS; 0.2 M OF GRAY SAND WITH ORGANICS; WATER TABLE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Long, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 03-MAY-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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