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Faltriquera Mine

Past Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Tungsten
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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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004673
MRDS ID AR10053
Record type Site
Current site name Faltriquera Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.64945, -28.89746 (WGS84)
Elevation 2250
Relative position 6 KM ENE OF LAS GREDAS

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 FALTRIQUERA, ON EDGE OF QUEBRADA FALTRIQUERA, 18 KM NW OF FAMATINA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Wolframite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Negro Peinado Formation
    Rock description Negro Peinado Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.64945, -28.89746
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N15W
    Dip 40NE
    Width 0.3M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Dike System

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Grupo San Pedro

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sebaste

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HAS A MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1967, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GIOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. PP. 650-651. JUAN CARLOS M. TURNER, 1971, DNGM BOL. 126, PP. 75-76

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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