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Juanita Del Puerto Mine

Past Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodities Talc-Soapstone, Kaolin
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10101050
MRDS ID AR10188
Record type Site
Current site name Juanita Del Puerto Mine
Alternate or previous names Daniel, Delina, Don Juan I-Xi, Hercules, La Antartica I-Xi, San Lorenzo I-Iv, El Chuschin

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.8839, -29.29828 (WGS84)
Relative position 19 KM NNW OF LOS TAMBILLOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Comments on the location information

  • ON BENCH OF RIO MIRANDA AT RIGHT MARGIN OF QUEBRADA DE CHUSCHIN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary
Kaolin Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore
Pyrophyllite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.8839, -29.29828
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Contact Fault Between Ord Formation And Lord Fromation

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Quebrada De Chuschin

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Riominsa S.A.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Iggam S.A.C.I.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHALAMUK, I., ET. AL., 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 20, PP. 127-130. MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1967 INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. DE ALBA, E., 1053, DNGM; BOL. 82, P. 68 (MAP)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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