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Reflejos Del Mar

Occurrence in Catamarca, Argentina with commodities Lithium, Beryllium
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  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. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004201
MRDS ID AR00348
Record type Site
Current site name Reflejos Del Mar
Alternate or previous names El Tambito

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.4494, -28.44745 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Relative position EL ALTO, A 39 KM. AL SUR.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Catamarca

Comments on the location information

  • CATAMARCA - RUTA NO. 6: 81 KM. (AFIRMADO). HUELLA MINERA: 12 KM. AGUA DEL RIO SAN GERONIMO A 3 KM. ENERGIA EN FRIAS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lithium Critical Primary
Beryllium Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ESPODUMENO EN ZONA INTERMEDIA. EN EL NUCLEO EXPUESTO SE METEORIZA.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Mica Gangue

Analytical data

Result LIO2: 6.84%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Rock unit name Granitos Y Pegmatitas
    Rock description Granitos Y Pegmatitas
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Basamento Cristalino
    Rock description Basamento Cristalino;;

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.4494, -28.44745
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallamientos Submeridianos Y Bloques Volcados.

Ore body information

  • General form RELLENO DE FISURAS - BOLSON
    Strike N 5 E
    Dip 70-75
    Thickness 15M
    Length 110M
    Width 3.61M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 15M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1959
Discoverer Prospero Rodriguez
Year of first production 1959
Year of last production 1978
Production years 14

Mining district

District name Ancasti

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Dir. Prov. De Mineria - Catamarca

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lithium Li 20 wt-pct Lithium Major 1987

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • METODO DE CALCULO DE RESERVAS: GTZ. TOTAL DEL DISTRITO: 148.000 TN. CON LEY PROMEDIO DE LI DE 17.6%.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 110M
    Overall depth 9M
    Overall length 100.58M
    Overall width 10M

Comments on the workings information

  • EL MINERAL SE EXTRAJO PRINCIPALMENTE DEL NUCLEO CUARZO, EN FORMA MANUAL.

Comments on development

  • EXPLORACION Y EXPLOTACION SIMULTANEA, SIN ASESORAMIENTO TECNICO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V. 1984 - YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA - VOL. I - LA PLATA CIC.

  • Deposit

    VALLADARES, C.H. Y VALOY, M. 1987 - PROYECTO MINA REFLEJOS DEL MAR - EVAL. PREVIA. - CATAMARCA - SEC. MINERIA.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ZONACION BIEN MARCADA.
Deposit CONJUNTAMENTE CONSIDERANDO LAS OTRAS MINAS DEL DISTRITO (JUAN CARLOS, SANTA GERTRUDIZ, IPIZCA I Y II, ETC) EXISTEN ALTERNATIVAS DE MAXIMA Y MINIMA. LA PRIMERA, CON UNA PLANTA DE EXPLOTACION, AUMENTA EL TONELAJE Y RECUPERACION. CON RESULTADO POSITIVO. LA DE MINIMA, CON LABOREO SUPERFICIAL Y SELECCION MANUAL ES NEGATIVA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1986 Valladares Carrillo, Hildebrando Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina

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