| Deposit ID | 10279982 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3570310003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | La Sarita |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.33276, -24.4975 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salta(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Salta |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -67.33276, -24.4975 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 5000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 5000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3570310003 |
UNITED NATIONS, SURVEY OF WORLD IRON RESOURCES: OCCURRENCE
AND APPRAISAL; NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATION,
1970, 479, P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT IS LOCATED 70 KILOMETERS WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE TOWN OF SALTA THE GRADE FIGURE REPRESENTS AN AVERAGE PERCENTAGE OF IRON. THE AMOUNT OF IRON IN THE ORE RANGES FROM 48 TO 43 PERCENT, WITH SOME AREAS CONTAINING UP TO 60 PER CENT IRON. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1983 | Reed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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