Mina El Tigre

Past Producer in Mendoza, 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004998
MRDS ID AR11201
Record type Site
Current site name Mina El Tigre

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.57694, -34.64886 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 25 KM W OF SAN RAFAEL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Comments on the location information

  • 930 M SE OF PEAK OF CERRO BOLA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mineral Pigments Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Serie La Horqueta
    Rock description Serie La Horqueta
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.57694, -34.64886

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 2.5M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on development

  • OTHER SMALL OCCURENCES NEARBY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DESSARTI, R. N., 1956, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 27C- CERRO DIAMANTE; BUENOS AIRES, DNM BOL. 85, P. 65

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IMPURE 75% FE OXIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-93 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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