Mine detail: Pampa Joya

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Location

Lat / long: -21.87534, -69.52731

Resource(N)

Primary: Boron-Borates, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Ore: Gypsum, Ulexite

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host type:Lake Sediments
Associated rock:El Loa Formation;Augusta Victoria Formation;Agua Dulce Formation;La Negra Formation
Associated type:Limestone,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Ignimbrite,Rhyolite

References

MRDSI000469
DEP10023481
Reference{Deposit:: NORMAN, J.C., AND SANTINI, K.N., 1985, AN OVERVIEW OF OCCURRENCES AND ORIGIN OF SOUTH AMERICAN BORATE DEPOSITS WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE DEPOSIT AT LAGUNA SALINAS, PERU, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 53-59.}{Deposit:: FERRARIS B., FERNANDO, 1978, HOJA TOCAPILLA, REGION DE ANTOFAGASTA: CHILE INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS MAPAS GEOLOGICAS PRELIMINARES DE CHILE, NO. 3, ESCALA 1:250,000.}{Deposit:: VILA, TOMAS, 1953, RECURSOS MINERALES NO-METALLICOS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, CHILE, EDITORIAL UNIVERSITARIA, S.A., 449 P.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
ReporterOrris, Greta J.