| Deposit ID | 10078091 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026247 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wanda |
| Geographic coordinates: | -54.49914, -26.08075 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Misiones(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Misiones |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Goethite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| (1) | -54.49914, -26.08075 |
|---|
| Thickness | 0.7M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026247 |
ANGELELLI, V., FERNANDEZ LIMA, J. C., HERRERA, A., AND ARISTARAIN, L., 1970 , DESCRIPCION DEL MAPA METALOGENETICO DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: ARGENTINA DIRECCION NAC. DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA ANALES, NO. 25 , P. 73 - 85
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT HAS 308 EXPLORATION SHAFTS WITH MEAN DEPTHS OF 1.3 M BUT IT IS NOT BEING OPERATED NOW. |
| Deposit | LOCATED 3 KM SE OF PTO. WANDA MEASURED RESERVES 1,233,000 TONS ORE WITH 35 % FE (431,550 TONS FE), 29 % SIO2, AND 4 % TIO2. PROPORTION OF FE NODULES TO MATRIX VARIES AND RESULTS IN DIFFERENT IRON CONTENTS. COORDINATES ARE FOR TOWN OF WANDA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1973 | Cooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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