San Miguel Prospect

Occurrence in Salta, Argentina with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005293
MRDS ID AR15095
Record type Site
Current site name San Miguel Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.38666, -24.88082 (WGS84)
Elevation 5800
Relative position 20 KM S30E OF SIJES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Comments on the location information

  • AT THE HEADWATERS OF QUEBRADA LAS CONCHAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Tantalum Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • RADIOACTIVE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Columbite 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) -66.38666, -24.88082

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5M
    Length 20M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name El Quemado

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

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.