La Nelly, Mina

Past Producer in San Luis, Argentina with commodities Vanadium, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004125
MRDS ID AR00205
Record type Site
Current site name La Nelly, Mina
Alternate or previous names Mina Nelly

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.54937, -32.39744 (WGS84)
Elevation 963
Relative position 32 KM AL OESTE DE SANTA ROSA. 52 KM AL W DE CONCARAN.

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, ENCLAVADA EN UN RELIEVE DE LOMADAS SUAVES Y TENDIDAS, AGUA DISPONIBLE. MANO DE OBRA SEMIESPECIALIZADA DISPONIBLE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Vanadium Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Analytical data

Result V2O5 0.5-2%, PB 2-6%, ZN 1-2%, CU 0.5%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Plutones Y Pegamtitas Graniticas
    Rock description Plutones Y Pegamtitas Graniticas
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Basamento Metamorfico
    Rock description Basamento Metamorfico

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.54937, -32.39744

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bloques Submeridionales Limitados Por Fallas Inversas De Alto Angulo
Type of structure Local
Structure description Dos Sistemas De Fracturas, Uno Concordante Con La Mineralizacion

Ore body information

  • General form VETIFORME
    Strike ENE-OSO
    Dip SUBVERTICAL

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Comments on the geologic information

  • EL BASAMENTO AFECTADO POR METAMORFISMO REGIONAL DE GRADO MEDIO A BAJO A SIDO PENETRADO POR PEGMATITAS ROSADAS DE GRANO FINO A MEDIO, A MANERA DE FILONES CAPA A LO LARGO DE PLANOS DE FOLIACION. EXISTEN ADEMAS PEGMATITAS BLANCAS DISCORDANTES DE POSICION SUBVERTICAL Y RUMBO NORTE SUR. LAS VETAS MINERALIZADAS CORTAN A LAS MICACITAS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1940
Year of first production 1946
Year of last production 1965
Production years APROXIMADAMENTE 26 ANOS INTERRUMPIDOS

Production statistics

  • Year 1957
    Period 1949-57
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major V2O5 Vanadium Vanadium 1wt-pct
  • Year 1964
    Period 1963-64
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major V2O5 Vanadium Vanadium 1wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • SIETE LABORES SUMANDO 200M, PROF MAXIMA 12M

Comments on development

  • INICIALMENTE SE CONCENTRABA POR GRAVITACION EN PLANTA LUEGO POR SARANDEADO Y VIA QUIMICA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GONZALES, R. R. L., 1957; FESTER, G. A., AND FEIRA, A., 1949-SEE USGS BULL. 1316

  • Deposit

    ANALES XV DIRECCION NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA. 1970

  • Deposit

    YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA. 1984. CIC. LA PLATA

  • Production

    ANALES XV, 1970

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DOS VETAS: PRINCIPAL, 600*3*200M; SECUNDARIA, 250*1*50M

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Martinez, Hector Direccion Nacional de Servicio Geologico, Argentina
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Diego Silva Nieto Direccion Nacional de Servicio Geologico, Argentina

Beyond USGS

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