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Nunorco Mine

Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Kaolin
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004685
MRDS ID AR10071
Record type Site
Current site name Nunorco Mine
Alternate or previous names El Apio, Huairapuca, Calvario, San Jose, Marta
Related records 10004686

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.5597, -28.63995 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 KM FROM TINOCAN

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

  • CLOSE TO RUTA NACIONAL #60, 6 KM W OF VILLA MAZAN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MATERIAL IS SENT TO A MILL IN LA RIOJA,

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolin Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.5597, -28.63995
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S
    Dip 5-6W
    Thickness 1.7M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tinocan-Mazan

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mateo Luna, Merbil S.R.L.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mateo Luna, Moreno Ramon E. Y Socio

Comments on development

  • ; MILL.CAP : 15-16 T/M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHALAMUK, I., ET. AL., 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 20, PP. 46-47. MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1962, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECORD # AR10068 BY THIERNO SOW HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THIS RECORD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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