Vilachay Mine

Prospect in Catamarca, Argentina with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056507
MRDS ID TC00538
Record type Site
Current site name Vilachay Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.44667, -27.88079 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Catamarca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.44667, -27.88079

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Minera Vilachay

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.9 wt-pct Tin Major 1991

Comments on development

  • EXPLORATION PROJECT ; TOTAL$: 0.780

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HYDROTHERMAL VEINS RELATED TO LOWER PALEOZOIC GRANITOIDS INTRUDING PRECAMBRIAN METASEDIMENTS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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