Cora Vivi Mine

Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodities Beryllium, Mica
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 10004846
MRDS ID AR10287
Record type Site
Current site name Cora Vivi Mine
Alternate or previous names Adelante, Diadema Riojana, Elvira, Esperanza, La Blanca

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.07222, -29.11189 (WGS84)
Relative position 19 KM NNW OF SANAGASTA.

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

  • IN N SIERRA DE VELASCO, NEAR ARROYO DE POTRERO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Primary
Mica Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Biotite Ore
Muscovite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.07222, -29.11189

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 40M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1967, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA.

  • Deposit

    E. DE ALBA, 1979, DNGM BOL. 163; (MAP).

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. II, P. 88.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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