Grupo Minero Rumasupay Y La Negrita Mines

Past Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodities Antimony, Sulfur, Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000115
MRDS ID AR10078
Record type District
Current site name Grupo Minero Rumasupay Y La Negrita Mines
Alternate or previous names Constitucion, Elena, Fortuna, Gerardito, Iturralde, La Negra, Luz, Primavera, Santa Margarita, Siquol, Los Tres Hermanos, La Morenita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.36502, -28.76055 (WGS84)
Relative position ON EASTERN FLANK OF SIERRA DE AMBATO, 22 KM SE OF MAZAN

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
Antimony Critical Primary
Sulfur Secondary
Iron Secondary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 180
USGS model code 27d
Deposit model name Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.36502, -28.76055

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. 1, P. 64. MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1962, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1993 SOW, THIERNO U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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