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Santa Elena Mine

Past Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Beryllium, Lithium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005292
MRDS ID AR15093
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Elena Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.315, -24.8336 (WGS84)
Elevation 4500
Relative position 43 KM S55E OF SIJES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Tantalum Critical Primary
Beryllium Critical Primary
Lithium Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • RADIOACTIVE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Columbite Ore
Spodumene Ore
Tantalite Ore
Albite Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Microcline Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 41
USGS model code 13h
Deposit model name Complex/zoned pegmatites

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Rock unit name Copalayo Formation
    Rock description Copalayo Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.315, -24.8336
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N30-50W
    Dip 60-80SW
    Thickness 40M
    Length 800M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name El Quemado

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cia Minera Anzotana
    First year 1943
    Last year 1945

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSSCUT ADIT INTERSECTING SIX PEGMATITE VEINS, 70 M LONG AN OLD 20 M OPEN CUT

Comments on development

  • EXPLORATION ACTIVITY 1957

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TURNER, JCM, 1964, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA MOJA 7C-NEVADO DE CACHI: DNGM BOL. 99, P. 78 ANGELELLI, V, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, CIC, P. 204-205 DNGM ANALES 20

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEVERAL PEGMATITE VEINS, DIMENSIONS REFER TO INDIVIDUAL PEGMATITE VEINS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Long, Kr U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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