Loma Blanca

Past Producer in San Luis, Argentina with commodity Tungsten
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004206
MRDS ID AR00355
Record type Site
Current site name Loma Blanca

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.49937, -33.14744 (WGS84)
Relative position 50 KM ESTE DE SAN LUIS, 22 KM SE DE LA TOMA

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. MANO DE OBRA DISPONOBLE. ALTA TENSION EN LA TOMA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result W03 0.5-1%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.49937, -33.14744

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR, ESTRATIFORME

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1914
Year of last production 1922

Mining district

District name El Morro

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: 0.0025

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPULICA ARGINTINA, VOL.II: BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, P. 393-704

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Silva Nieto, Diego - Martinez, Hector Direccion Nacional de Servicio Geologico, Argentina

Beyond USGS

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