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Aconquija Mine

Past Producer in Tucuman, Argentina with commodity Limestone, General
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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. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005623
MRDS ID AR22007
Record type Site
Current site name Aconquija Mine
Alternate or previous names Las Botijuelas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -64.84578, -26.56135 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 KM W OF ARAOZ

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tucuman(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Tucuman

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Analytical data

Result 43.90% CAO, 8.10% MGO, 2.10% AL2O3, 0.5% FE2O3, 4.15% INSOLUBLE

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 237
USGS model code 32g
Deposit model name Limestone

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Rio Sali Formation
    Rock description Rio Sali Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -64.84578, -26.56135
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N15-20E
    Dip 10E
    Depth to top 5.5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Calera Aconquija

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 8M

Comments on the workings information

  • A NORTH-SOUTH ADIT

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: MINE IS INACTIVE BUT ASSOCIATED LIME KILN OPERATES WITH LIMESTONE FROM EL REMATE MINE IN SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO PROVINCE ; MILL.CAP : 12 MT/DAY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHALAMUK, I., ET. AL., 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 20, PP. 169-170. MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN; 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO OOLITIC LIMESTONE BEDS, LOWER BED 1 M THICK, UPPER BED 0.6M, SEPARATELY BY 0.05 TO 0.10M OF THINLY-BEDDED SHALE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

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