Alumbrera

Producer in San Juan, Argentina with commodities Aluminum, Zinc, Vanadium, Copper, Uranium, Lead, Molybdenum
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000155
MRDS ID AR16129
Record type District
Current site name Alumbrera

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.64949, -31.34746 (WGS84)
Relative position 8 KM AREA BETWEEN RIO GALINGASTA IN THE NORTH & RIO ANSILTA IN THE SOUTH

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina San Juan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) OXIDATION

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.64949, -31.34746

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner CALINGASTA ARGENTINA SRL
  • Type Operator
    Owner AGUILA S.A.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., ET AL., 1980, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION CENTRO CUYO: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 19, P. 130-136.

Beyond USGS

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