Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
TertiaryTravertine
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model260: Lacustrine borates
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsUlexite
GangueSand, Travertine
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Silt,Sand and Gravel
Tectonic settingPuna
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1983-1985
Last production1985
Identification
Deposit ID10004602
MRDS IDAR08264
Alternate namesAtaco I-Ii-Iii, Avellaneda, Maria Central, Moreno, El Provenir, El Proverir, San Esteban, Sarmiento, Alsina, Porvenir
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-23.73918, -66.73501
References
RICCI, S.M., 1973, MAPA MINERO DE LAS PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA DE REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, ESCALA 1:750,000.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.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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P.CIMRI