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Maria Arsenita Mine

Producer in Catamarca, Argentina with commodity Kaolin
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004256
MRDS ID AR01062
Record type Site
Current site name Maria Arsenita Mine
Alternate or previous names San Alfredo, Mutquin

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.14663, -28.31967 (WGS84)
Elevation 1600
Relative position 4 KM S OF MISCHANGO IN VICINITY OF MUTQUIN

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

  • 3 KM N OF ROSARIO DE COLANA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolinite Ore
Albite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Microcline Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.14663, -28.31967
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Quijo Huasi
  • Type Owner
    Owner Banco De La Nacion Argentina

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 281M

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO TRENCHES 95 AND 40 M LONG. THREE ADITS 100,20, AND 26M LONG. SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN; 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. BONORINO, F.G., 1978, DNGM BOL. 160, P. 47

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DESCRIBED BY BONDRINO (1978) SA A HYDROTHERMAL BRECCIA OR STOCKWORK.

Reporter information

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

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