Magnesite Mine Southwest of Mina Evy

Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodity Magnesite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10110045
MRDS ID TC00588
Record type Site
Current site name Magnesite Mine Southwest of Mina Evy

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.4292, -33.31274 (WGS84)
Relative position 29 KM NW OF TUPUNGATO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Comments on the location information

  • ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE; IN FOOTHILLS OF PORTILLO RANGE, SOUTH OF RIO LAS TUNAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnesite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Serpentine Gangue
Talc Gangue
Tremolite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Tremolite, Talc, Serpentine, Pyrite, Carbonate Alteration Of Host Rocks

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.4292, -33.31274

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Magnesite Mg 54 wt-pct Magnesium Major 1991

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: 0.1

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES

  • Deposit

    PAGE, N.J., FIELD EXAMINATION, MAY 1993.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY ON REACTIVATED NE FAULTS AND SHEAR ZONES
Deposit SEE RECORD FOR MINA EVY ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.