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Alto De La Blenda Mine

Past Producer in Catamarca, Argentina with commodities Gold, Manganese, Silver
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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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004215
MRDS ID AR01009
Record type Site
Current site name Alto De La Blenda Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -66.99527, -27.28307 (WGS84)
Relative position 30 KM WNW OF CAPILLITAS

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

  • 5 KM NE OF FARALLON NEGRO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Manganese Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrolusite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -66.99527, -27.28307
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50W
    Dip NE
    Length 750M
    Width 5.6M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • System Of Fractures, Dikes

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Agua De Dionisio

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Yacimientos Metaliferos De Agua De Dionisio

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1965
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 8.73 wt-pct Manganese Major 1965
    Gold Au 9.6 g/mt Gold Major 1965
    Silver Ag 229.3 g/mt Silver Major 1965

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI(1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA. V.2 P.400

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANGELELLI(1984) YACIMINETOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA. V.2 P.401

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1992 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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