Mine detail: Serrania De Sijes

Previously called 'Monte AzulMonte AmarilloSan JuanLagunitaCoronel SaraviaMonte BlancoAndinaLa EsperanzaSijesMonte VerdeHierro Indio'

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Location

Lat / long:

-24.6392, -66.69945

Resource(N)

Primary:	Boron-Borates
Tertiary:	Gypsum-Anhydrite
Discovery year:	1915

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	LACUSTRINE SEDIMENTARY, EVAPORITE
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Structure:

PASTOS GRANDES DEPRESSION

References

MRDS	I000950
DEP	60000486
Reference	{Deposit:: SCHALAMUK, ISIDORO, FERNANDEZ, RAUL, AND ETCHEVERRY, RICARDO, 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS DE MINERALES NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES XX, 208 P.}{Deposit:: TURNER, JCM, 1964, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 7C-NEVADO DE CACHI: DNGM BOL. 99, P. 78.}{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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P.}