Culampaja, Distrito

Past Producer in Catamarca, Argentina with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000101
MRDS ID AR00335
Record type District
Current site name Culampaja, Distrito
Alternate or previous names La Rosario, Tajo Largo, El Moradito, Gutierrez

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.16615, -26.74747 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ACCESO REGULAR, POR RUTA NACIONAL NO. 40 HASTA CORRAL QUEMADO Y LUEGO 35 KM POR HUELLA MINERA HASTA MINA EL MORADITO., EST (SE ESTIMO POR LA HOJA 2766-III BELEN)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Catamarca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.16615, -26.74747

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description FRACTURAS DE RUMBO E-W DONDE SE EMPLAZAN LAS VETAS DE CUARZO AURIFERO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • ESTRUCTURAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Discovery year 1600
Discoverer Aliaga
Year of first production 1945

Mining district

District name CULAMPAJA, DISTRITO

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner SR. ARMANDO ZAVALETA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORIO DE OPORTUNIDADES DE INVERSION MINERA EN LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, 1993, SECRETARIA DE MINERIA, BUENOS AIRES.

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA. C.I.C., LA PLATA.

  • Deposit

    ANGELELI V. ET AL., 1970, DESCRIPCION DEL MAPA METALOGENETICO DE LA REP. ARGENTINA. SECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES XV. BUENOS AIRES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-93 VARIOS Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina
Updater 01-SEP-93 DIEGO SILVA NIETO Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina

Beyond USGS

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