El Quemado

Past Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Bismuth
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. Ownership information
  9. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001299
MRDS ID TC00670
Record type District
Current site name El Quemado
Alternate or previous names Santa Elena, Anzotana, El Penon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.24943, -24.83079 (WGS84)
Relative position ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Tantalum Critical Primary
Bismuth Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.24943, -24.83079

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner CIA. MINERA ANZOTANA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL. II, BUENOS AIRES, COMNISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, P. 393-704.

Beyond USGS

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