Amolanas Mine

Past Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodities Lead, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004636
MRDS ID AR10010
Record type Site
Current site name Amolanas Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.94113, -28.20579 (WGS84)
Relative position 32 KM NW OF LA CIENAGA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Comments on the location information

  • ON CERRO RESBALOSOS NEAR RIO GRANDE DE VALLE HERMOSO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Copper Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Limonite Ore
Malachite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.94113, -28.20579

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
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. HECTOR, M. MAISONAVE; 1974, DNGM BOL. 162, PP. 60

  • 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.