La Lagunita Mine

Occurrence in Catamarca, Argentina with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper, Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004324
MRDS ID AR01144
Record type Site
Current site name La Lagunita Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.19947, -28.19468 (WGS84)
Relative position 12 KM NNE OF LA CIENAGA

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 CERRO NEGRO, ALONG QUEBRADA DE LAS VEGAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Iron Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss > Migmatite
    Rock unit name Espinal Formation;Nuneco Formation
    Rock description Espinal Formation;Nuneco Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.19947, -28.19468

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN; 1966; INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA

  • 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.