Patquia-Amana District

Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Fire Clay (Refractory)
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001285
MRDS ID TC00629
Record type District
Current site name Patquia-Amana District
Alternate or previous names San Antonio, Los Mogotes, Las Kokas, Don Paco, Las Torres, Margarita I and Ii, Las Mellizas, La Sonia, Clarisa, Osiris, Los Baldecitos, El Gaucho Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.43274, -30.08075 (WGS84)
Relative position GOOD REFRACTORY QUALITIES, HIGH AL2O3 CONTENT

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
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.43274, -30.08075

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Year of first production 1950

Mining district

District name PATQUIA-AMANA DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECTS: BUENOS AIRES.

  • Deposit

    SCHALAMUK, ISIDORO, FERNANDEZ, RAUL, AND ETCHEVERRY, RICARDO, 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: BUENOS AIRES, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, 196 P.

Beyond USGS

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