Mine detail: Maria Elena Mine

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Location

Lat / long: -22.31422, -69.6662

Resource(B)

Primary: Nitrogen-Nitrates, Iodine
Secondary: Sodium
Tertiary: Chromium, Boron-Borates
Gangue: Halite

Production

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

Geology

Host type:Alluvium,Colluvium

References

MRDSW700670
DEP10085130
Reference{Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 46.}{Deposit:: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1991, WORLD OF MINERALS: NO. 282, P. 9.}{Deposit:: HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION METAL BULLETIN PLC, 312 P.}{Deposit:: 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.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
ReporterBeougher, Delilah J. (Spanski, Gregory T.), Orris, Greta J.