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La Niquelina Mine

Past Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodities Nickel, Lead, Zinc, Cobalt, Arsenic, Copper, Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  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 10005315
MRDS ID AR15125
Record type Site
Current site name La Niquelina Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.19942, -22.3642 (WGS84)
Elevation 4500
Relative position 28 KM S62W OF SANTA VICTORIA

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

  • IN QUEBRADA BLANCA ON W FLANK OF SIERRA DE SANTA VICTORIA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Arsenic Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Uranium Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ANALYSES: 0.2-3% NI, UP TO 23% PB

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Niccolite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Pyrite Widely Disseminated In Shale

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Chalhualmayoc Formation;Santa Rosita Formation
    Rock description Chalhualmayoc Formation;Santa Rosita Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.19942, -22.3642
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N30-40W, E-W, N-S
    Dip 60-80SW, 90, E

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ASSAYS: 0.10-1.8% NI, 2.5-30% PB, UP TO 18.5% ZN

Comments on the workings information

  • SOME 14 ADITS UP TO 180M LONG, 3 PROSPECT SHAFTS 4-5M DEEP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TURNER, JCM, 1964, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 2C, SANTA VICTORIA: DNGM BOL. 104, P. 83 ANGELELLI, V, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, CIC, P. 387-388

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NUMEROUS VEINS, 1CM-3M WIDE, UP TO 190M LONG IN AN AREA 800 TO 900 M LONG (NE-SW) AND 400M WIDE. IN PLACES THE MINERALIZATION OCCURS AS DISSEMINATIONS ALONG A SANDSTONE-SHALE CONTACT

Reporter information

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

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