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Horacio, Mina

Occurrence in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Barium-Barite
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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. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004147
MRDS ID AR00283
Record type Site
Current site name Horacio, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -67.16794, -29.67147 (WGS84)
Elevation 3800
Relative position VINCHINA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESO MALO,

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Formation Nunorco
    Rock description Formation Nunorco
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Formation Suri;Formation Agua Colorada;Formation Patquia;Formation Vinchina
    Rock description Formation Suri;Formation Agua Colorada;Formation Patquia;Formation Vinchina
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -67.16794, -29.67147
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bloques Alineados N-S, Escalonados E-W
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fallamiento

Ore body information

  • General form VETIFORME

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Comments on the geologic information

  • DATOS GEOLOGICOS REGIONALES, SIN ESPECIFICACIONES LOCALES, NO HAY INFORMACION SOBRE LA EDAD NI EL PROCESO DE MINARALIZACION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Valle Hermoso

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Lobo, Jorge Luis
  • Type Owner
    Owner Falconi, Roberto Luis, B.Mitre 654 La Rioja

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVAS TOTALES: 142.000 TN ( SEGUN PROYECTO, NO CUBICADAS REALMENTE)

Comments on the workings information

  • PIRQUINEO, SIN CAMPAMENTO NI CAMINO NI SISTEMAS DE EXPLOTACION

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: INFORMACION ECONOMICA DEL PROYECTO EN UNIDADES DE MONEDA OBSOLETAS DE DIFICIL EQUIPARACION A VALOR DOLAR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PROYECTO DE EXPLORACION Y EXPLOTACION DE LA MINA "HORACIO". 1984 . INEDITO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO HAY DATOS CONCRETOS
Deposit PROYECTO DE DUDOSO BENEFICIO, REQUIERE EVALUACION CON INFORMACION MAS CONFIABLE Y CONCRETA QUE LA DISPONIBLE ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1984 Lobo, Jorge Luis Unknown
Updater 01-MAR-1993 Martinez, Hector Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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