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Marita Mine

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodity Manganese
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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. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004485
MRDS ID AR08110
Record type Site
Current site name Marita Mine
Alternate or previous names Tafna

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.6911, -22.11976 (WGS84)
Elevation 3500
Relative position 12 KM W OF LA QUIACA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jujuy(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Jujuy

Comments on the location information

  • ON THE NORTHERN FLANK OF QUEBRADA CIENAGA, 4 KM S OF SILVIANA LUISA MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CONCENTRATES ARE SOLD TO DIRECCION NATIONAL DE FABRICACIONES MILITARES

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Tafna Formation;Acoite Formation
    Rock description Tafna Formation;Acoite Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.6911, -22.11976
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tafna

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Augusto Boffano

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 103 P. 75-78 ANGELELLI (1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA V. I P. 348-350

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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