10 Hermanos Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004313
MRDS ID AR01131
Record type Site
Current site name 10 Hermanos Prospect
Alternate or previous names El Bisco, San Eduardo, San Francisco
Related records 10094129

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.28778, -28.2319 (WGS84)
Relative position 30 KM NW OF SALADO

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

  • AT SOUTHERN END OF SIERRA DE VINQUIS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Iron Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Hematite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Feldspar Gangue
Mica Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.28778, -28.2319

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture System

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name La Hoyada

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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, PP. 43-44

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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