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Las Higueritas Occurrence

Occurrence in Catamarca, Argentina with commodities Uranium, Copper
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004310
MRDS ID AR01128
Record type Site
Current site name Las Higueritas Occurrence
Alternate or previous names Marylena, Norma, La Flecha

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.70029, -28.13746 (WGS84)
Elevation 2500
Relative position 14 KM SW OF TINOGASTA

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

  • ON EAST FLANK OF CERRO NEGRO DE RODRIGUEZ

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnotite Ore
Tyuyamunite Ore
Gypsum Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name La Cuesta Formation
    Rock description La Cuesta Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.70029, -28.13746
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults, Fractures, Joints, Bedding Planes

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tinogasta

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. II, P. 574. MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN; 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. MARIO, V.J. SOSIC, 1972, DNGM BOL. 129, P. 44

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit URANIUM MINERALS COAT JOINTS, FRACTURES, AND BEDDING PLANES AND OCCUR AS POCKETS IN FAULT FLEXURES. GRADES RUN ABOUT 0.3-0.4% U3O8.

Reporter information

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

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