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Penas Blancas Prospect

Occurrence in Salta, Argentina with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005294
MRDS ID AR15096
Record type Site
Current site name Penas Blancas Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.32944, -24.98305 (WGS84)
Elevation 4300
Relative position 54 KM S38E 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

  • ON S BANK OF QUEBRADA DE LAS ARCAS

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 Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Rock unit name Cachi Formation
    Rock description Cachi Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.32944, -24.98305
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40-45W
    Dip 75NE
    Length 50M
    Width 3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name El Quimado

Ownership information

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

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

Reporter information

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

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

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