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Mina Carmen

Occurrence in Catamarca, Argentina with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078092
MRDS ID W026248
Record type Site
Current site name Mina Carmen

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.53278, -28.08079 (WGS84)
Elevation 1400
Relative position 17 KM NE OF TINOGASTA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Catamarca

Comments on the location information

  • E SIDE OF CERRO SAN JOSE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Actinolite Ore
Epidote Ore
Magnetite Ore
Calcite Unknown
Garnet Unknown

Analytical data

Result 3 SAMPLES SHOW 43%, 34.29%, AND 32.3% FE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.53278, -28.08079
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S; N5W
    Dip 50E; 80E
  • Strike N-S; N5W
    Dip 50E; 80E

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1948
    Period 1945-1948
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^50-55% Fe
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Iron Iron 53wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL. I: LA PLATA, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, 391 P.

  • Production

    ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, P. 247.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 VEINS
Deposit LOCATED 17 KM NE OF TINOGASTA. COORDINATES ARE TINOGASTA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1973 Cooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

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