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La Banda Mine

Past Producer in Catamarca, Argentina with commodities Tungsten, Antimony, Molybdenum, Bismuth
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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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004251
MRDS ID AR01055
Record type Site
Current site name La Banda Mine
Alternate or previous names Ana Rosa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.97277, -27.06053 (WGS84)
Relative position 25 KM NNW OF HUALFIN

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

  • W OF THE RIO BOLSON, S OF SAN ISIDRO MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Antimony Critical Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary
Bismuth Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Loma Corral Formation;Chango Real Formation
    Rock description Loma Corral Formation;Chango Real Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.97277, -27.06053
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N15E
    Dip 50-60E
    Thickness 0.1M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins Follow Schistocity

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name La Mesada

Comments on the workings information

  • RECORD # AR01056 BY THIERNO SOW HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THIS RECORD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V. , 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. P. 624. MAPA MINERO PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN, 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERA, SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. AVILA, JC, AND VELAZCO R., L.E., 1983, RELEVAMIENTO MINERO DE LAS SIERRAS DE ALTO HUASI Y CULAMPAJA, DEPARTAMENTO BELEN, PROVINCIA DE CATAMARACA: ACTAS SEGUNDO CONGRESO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA ECONOMICA, SAN JUAN, ARG. P. 11-27

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, P. 624.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 4 TO 6 VEINS IN A ZONE 40-150M WIDE AND NOT MORE THAN 150 M LONG.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

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