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Huantico

Past Producer in Neuquen, Argentina with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097654
MRDS ID AR13031
Record type Site
Current site name Huantico

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.53945, -37.51501 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 70 KM E OF CHOS MALAL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Neuquen(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Neuquen

Comments on the location information

  • E SIDE OF SIERRA DE HUANTRAICO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Carrere Formation
    Rock description Carrere Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.53945, -37.51501
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip SUB-HORIZONTAL

Comments on the geologic information

  • AT BASE OF CERRO CABRAS BASALT, NEAR CONTACT WITH CARRER FM.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • 3-4 TONS HAVE BEEN MINED, GRADES: 91% FE, SCARCE TI (0.06%), TRCE OF SULFUR, AND 3.71% PHOSPHATE.

Comments on the workings information

  • 19 PITS, 9 IN ORE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. 1, P. 270-271.

  • Deposit

    RAMOS, VICTOR A., 1981, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 33C, LOS CHIHUIDOS NORTE; BUENOS AIRES, SGN, BOL. 182.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    RAMOS, 1981, P. 90.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LAYES 7-10 CM OF PURE MAGNETITE INTERLAYERED WITH BASALT, ALSO IRREGULAR VEINLETS OF APATITO MAGNETITE N47W/30NE, 5-10 CM WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-93 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

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