Amelia Mine

Past Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004683
MRDS ID AR10067
Record type Site
Current site name Amelia Mine
Alternate or previous names Flora, Lusitana, Teresa, Descubridora, Yanacota, Constancia, Perseverencia, Cassiterita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.53275, -28.64773 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 KM N OF V. 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

Comments on the location information

  • IN SIERRA DE MAZAN 15 KM E OF THE TRAIN STATION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Mica Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 47
USGS model code 15b
Deposit model name Sn veins

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.53275, -28.64773

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra Mazan

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, PP. 234-235. MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1962, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

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.