Huaico Hundo Mine

Past Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Mineral Pigments
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004679
MRDS ID AR10062
Record type Site
Current site name Huaico Hundo Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.73973, -28.81413 (WGS84)
Elevation 2600
Relative position 10 KM E OF CORRALES

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

  • NORTHERN FLANK OF CERRO LOS COLORADOS E OF ELTULE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mineral Pigments Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Agua Colorada Formation
    Rock description Agua Colorada Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.73973, -28.81413

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.2M
    Length 100M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1967, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GIOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. JUAN CARLOS M. TURNER, 1971, DNGM BOL. 126, P. 86

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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