Mina Tincalayu

Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodity Boron-Borates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206733
MAS/MILS ID 3570310001
Record type Site
Current site name Mina Tincalayu

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.66722, -24.89749 (WGS84)

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

  • THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE BEARINGS ARE FOR THE TOWN OF COMPO QUIJANO. COLEMANITE, HYDROBORACITE, ULEXITE, AND JINCAL ARE THE BORATE MINERALS BEING MINED.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.66722, -24.89749

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Boroguimica S. A.
    Home office Argentina
    Year 1978

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Measured 1500000mt ore
    Indicated 3200000mt ore
    Demonstrated 4700000mt ore
    Total resources 4700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Boron-Borates B2O3 18 wt-pct Boron Trace 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF

  • Deposit

    MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    MINE/PLANT UNITS: ARGENTINA: NEW YORK, MCGRAW-HILL,

  • Deposit

    P. 253.

  • Deposit

    PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1978, BOROGUIMICA S.A.M.I.C.A.F.,

  • Deposit

    ADMIN. REGIONAL DEL NORTE, 4400 SALTA, ARGENTINA. COPY ON

  • Deposit

    FILE AT U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IN DENVER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Reed / Ewu, Chiang U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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