Mine detail: Salar De Antofalla

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: -25.73082, -67.91614

Resource(N)

Primary: Halite
Secondary: Gypsum-Anhydrite
Tertiary: Boron-Borates, Travertine
Ore: Gypsum, Halite, Ulexite
Gangue: Travertine

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host type:Alluvium,Evaporite
Tectonic:Puna

References

MRDSI000506
DEP10023506
Reference{Deposit:: ALONSO, R.N., JORDAN, T.E., TABBUTT, K.T., AND VANDERBOORT, D.S., 1991, GIANT EVAPORITE BELTS OF THE NEOGENE CENTRAL ANDES: GEOLOGY, V. 19, P. 401-404.}{Deposit:: CATALANO, L.R., 1964, BORO - BERILIO - LITIO (UNA NUEVA FUENTE NATURAL DE ENERGIA): ESTUDIOS DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA ECONOMICA SERIE ARGENTINA NO. 3, VARIOUSLY PAGED.}{Deposit:: ARGENTINA INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERA, 1966, MAPA MINERO DE PROVINCIAS DE CATA MARCA Y TUCUMAN, ESCALA 1:750,000}{Deposit:: 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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
ReporterOrris, Greta J.