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Reflejos Del Mar Mine

Producer in Catamarca, Argentina with commodity Lithium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Production statistics
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100583
MRDS ID AR01047
Record type Site
Current site name Reflejos Del Mar Mine
Alternate or previous names La Culpable

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.43412, -28.43467 (WGS84)
Relative position 37 KM SSW OF EL ALTO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Catamarca

Comments on the location information

  • ON THE EASTERN FLANK OF SIERRA DE ANCASTI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lithium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Spodumene Ore
Albite Gangue
Apatite Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.43412, -28.43467
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE
    Strike N5W
    Dip 70E
    Thickness 2M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • System Of Fracutres

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1965
    Period 1964-1965
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^6.7-7.0% Li2o
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Li2O Ore Lithium Lithium 7wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 90M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHALAMUK, I., ET.A., 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 20, P. ANGELELLI, V. , 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. II, P. 304-305. MAPA MINERO PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN, 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERA, SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. ATILIO A.C. BATTAGLIA; 1982, DNGM BOL. 186

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI, 1984, VOL. II, P. 305

Reporter information

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

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