Commodities
PrimaryNitrogen-Nitrates, Iodine
TertiarySodium, Chromium, Boron-Borates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlClimate- Very Arid
Geology
Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10085131
MRDS IDW700671
Alternate namesOficina Pedro De Valdivia
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-22.59754, -69.68286
References
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 46.HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION METAL BULLETIN PLC, 312 P.FERRARIS B., FERNANDO, 1978, HOJA TOCOPILLA, REGION DE ANTOFAGASTA: CHILE INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS MAPAS GEOLOGICAS PRELIMINARES DE CHILE, NO. 3, ESCALA 1:250,000.ERICKSEN, G.E., 1981, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE CHILEAN NITRATE DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1188, 37 P.CIMRI