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San Antonio Del Chacho

Past Producer in San Luis, Argentina with commodity Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004120
MRDS ID AR00198
Record type Site
Current site name San Antonio Del Chacho

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.0216, -33.13634 (WGS84)
Elevation 930
Relative position SAN LUIS 40 KM AL SW

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Luis(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina San Luis

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESO BUENO. DIQUE LA FLORIDA A 1KM. ALTA TENSION A 1KM. MANO DE OBRA DISPONIBLE. CATASTRO IX-00-D5 TRAPICHE. FOTOS AEREAS VUELO 66S ROLLO 50 NO. 28-29-30

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PARAGENESIS: SCHELLITA, CUARZO, TURMALINA, WOLFRAMITA

Analytical data

Result WO3 0.5%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.0216, -33.13634
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bloques Submeridionales Limitados Por Fallas Inversas
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fallamiento Postmineral Transversal A La Estructura Regional

Ore body information

  • General form ESTRATIFORME. VETIFORME EN PARTE
    Strike N 0-20
    Dip 60-65 W

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural Y Litologico

Comments on the geologic information

  • METAMORFISMO REGIONAL MODERADO DE EPIZONA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Totoral

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Idem
  • Type Owner
    Owner Terlin. Oficinas En La Florida, San Luis

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 0.5 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1986

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RECURSOS POTENCIALES: 100.000TN ROCA
  • RESERVAS TOTALES: 117.200 TN

Comments on the workings information

  • LABORES A CIELO ABIERTO. RAJOS Y POZOS INCLINADOS.

Comments on development

  • SIN MAQUINARIA EXISTENTE. NO SE UTILIZO UN METODO DE EXPLOTACION RACIONAL ; ECON.COM: CON UNA LEY PROMEDIO ASUMIDA COMO DE 0.5% DE WO3 EL PROYECTO NO ES RENTABLE, EN LAS CONDICIONES ACTUALES. DEBERIA SER REVISADO EL MUESTREO Y LOS ANALISIS YA QUE NO SON TOTALMENTE CONFIABLES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM CARPETA D-0008-00

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM 1986.CARPETA D-0013-00. DIR.NAC.MINERIA. INEDITO

  • Reserve-Resource

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM CARPETA D-0013-00

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LABOR SUR: 95M*1M*60M; LABOR NORTE: 25M*1M*30

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1986 Cardo, Ricardo Direccion Nacional de Servicio Geologico, Argentina
Updater 01-DEC-1992 Martinez, Hector Direccion Nacional de Servicio Geologico, Argentina

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