La Plata, Mina

Past Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodities Silver, Zinc, Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000083
MRDS ID AR00277
Record type District
Current site name La Plata, Mina
Alternate or previous names La Plata I, Ii, Iii, Rosario De Arriba, Rosario De Abajo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.73275, -29.06415 (WGS84)
Relative position ACCESO REGULAR, MANO DE OBRA DISPONIBLE, ALTA TENSION A 15KM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) OXIDATION

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.73275, -29.06415

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description FALLAS N-S Y NW-SE, INCLINACION AL E
Type of structure Regional
Structure description BLOQUES LIMITADOS POR FALLAS, RUMBO N-S, ESCALONADOS ESTE-OESTE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1800

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner LHEZ, OSCAR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM, 1986, CARPETA F-0008-00. DIREC.NAC.MINERIA INEDITO

Beyond USGS

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