Mine detail: Pampa Joya

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Location: Chile, South America
Lat / long: -21.87534, -69.52731
dep_id: 10023481
mrds_id: I000469
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Boron-Borates, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gypsum, Ulexite
Reporter: Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Lake Sediments
arock_unit: El Loa Formation;Augusta Victoria Formation;Agua Dulce Formation;La Negra Formation
arock_type: Limestone,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Ignimbrite,Rhyolite
References:
  • 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
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