Mine detail: Monte Amarillo

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-24.71139, -66.69112

Resource(B)

Primary:	Boron-Borates
Tertiary:	Arsenic, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Ore:	Ulexite
Gangue:	Orpiment, Realgar

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Sijes Formation
Host type:	Mudstone,Claystone,Sandstone,Evaporite,Tuff
Tectonic:	Puna

References

MRDS	I010134
DEP	10024185
Reference	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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P
Reporter	Orris, Greta J.