| Deposit ID | 10056605 |
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| MRDS ID | TC00657 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Martin Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Stock San Martin, General Jose De San Martin |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.08265, -40.38088 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | 27 KM NNE OF VALCHETA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Negro(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Rio Negro |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Wolframite | Ore |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | WOLFRAMITE CONTAINS 88 TO 100 MO/PERCENT WO4MN |
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
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| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Alkali-Granite (Alaskite) | ||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
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| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Valcheta Group |
| Rock description | Valcheta Group |
| (1) | -66.08265, -40.38088 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
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| Structure description | Fault N60-70e, 75se |
| Strike | NO 60-70E |
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| Dip | 75 SE |
| Thickness | 3M |
| Length | 1400M |
| Development status | Producer |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| Year of first production | 1955 |
| Year of last production | 1979 |
| District name | Valcheta District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
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| Owner | Compania Minera Alumine S. A. |
| Year | 1971 | ||||||||||||||
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| Material | CONC | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^65% Wo3 | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
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| Material | CONC | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^65% Wo3 | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1955-1979 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | CONC | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^65% Wo3 | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC00657 |
GOMEZ-GUIDA ALIOTTA (1994)
DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES
ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, V. II, P. 655.
GOMEZ-GUIDA ALIOTTA, C., 1994, CARACTERISTICAS MINERALOGICAS Y COMPOSICIONALES DE LA WOLFRAMITA DE MINA SAN MARTIN, DISTRITO DE VALCHETA, PROV. DE RIO NEGRO IN II. REUNION DE MINERALOGIC Y METALOGENIA, LA PLATA, 4 Y 5 DE JULIO DE 1994, EDS. M.K. DE BRODTKORB AND I.B. SCHALAMUK, INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS MINERALES, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA, PUBLICACION NO. 3, P. 157-166.
CIMRI
ANGELELLI (1984)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THICKNESS VARIES FROM 0.2 TO 3.0 M. QUARTZ-FELDSPATHIC VEINS AROUND GRANITE STOCK AND OPEN SPACE FILLING IN FAULT, MINERALIZATION DISCONTINUOUS ALONG STRUCTURE. |
| Deposit | 800 SQ. KM STRIKE FROM E-W TO N 55 E |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1991 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 19-JUN-1995 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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