| Deposit ID | 10056507 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC00538 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Vilachay Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.44667, -27.88079 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Catamarca(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Catamarca |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock |
| (1) | -67.44667, -27.88079 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Minera Vilachay |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC00538 |
DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HYDROTHERMAL VEINS RELATED TO LOWER PALEOZOIC GRANITOIDS INTRUDING PRECAMBRIAN METASEDIMENTS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1991 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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