| Deposit ID | 10230070 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 2360000001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Farallon Negro |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.74944, -27.41416 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2600 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bahamas, the(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Bahamas, the |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ankerite | Unknown |
| Aragonite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Jasper | Unknown |
| Psilomelane | Unknown |
| Pyrolusite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Rhodochrosite | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -66.74944, -27.41416 |
|---|
| Strike | N45E | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 75N | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 10M | ||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 1700M | ||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 200M | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 100HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Well |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1938 |
| Year of first production | 1980 |
| District name | Catamarca Province |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Yacimientos Mineros De Aguas De Dionisio (YMAD) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Av. Cordoba 2080, Buenos Aires. Tel. 48-6894 |
| Year | 1978 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 8500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 2360000001 |
AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUN 93,P. 43.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, IN LATIN AMERICA:
ARGENTINA: V. 179, NO. 3, 1978, P. 243.
MINING MAGAZINE, ARGENTINE MINING PLANS: V. 138, NO. 2,
1978, P. 143.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, THIS MONTH IN MINING: NEW
AND EXPANDING MINES AND PLANTS: V. 179, NO. 3, 1978,
P. 39.
BOWEN, R., AND GUNATILAKA, A., 1977, COPPER: ITS GEOLOGY
AND ECONOMICS: NEW YORK, JOHN WILEY AND SONS, INC.,
CORETLEZZI, CESAR., LOS YACIMIENTOS DE MANGANESO DE LA
REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, II CONGRESO IBERO-AMERICAO DE
GEOLOGICA ECONOMICA, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, 1975,
PP. 215-235.
NATIONAL MATERIALS ADVISORY BOARD, MANGANESE RESERVES AND
RESOURCES OF THE WORLD AND THEIR INDUSTRIAL
APPLICATIONS. WASHINGTON, 1981, P. 273.
MINING MAGAZINE, AUG 1981, PP 75-77
"THE FARALLON NEGRO DEPOSIT, ARGENTINA"
GOLDER ASSOCIATES PROFILE REPORT. FARALLON NEGRO, NOV. 1981.
COPY ON FILE AT U. S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS AVAILABILITY
FIELD OFFICE, DENVER, CO 80225.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NO DATA AVAILABLE SINCE 1981. MANGANESE IS PRODUCED AS A MINOR BYPRODUCT WITH GOLD AND SILVER. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 28-AUG-96 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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