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San Alfredo Mine

Past Producer in Catamarca, Argentina with commodities Tin, Tungsten, Copper, Sulfur, Fluorine-Fluorite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111389
MRDS ID AR01093
Record type Site
Current site name San Alfredo Mine
Related records 10004273, 10004274, 10004276, 10004277, 10004278, 10004280, 10004281, 10004282, 10094127, 10097612, 10097613, 10004275, 10004279, 10004283, 10100585

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.36084, -27.82246 (WGS84)
Elevation 2850
Relative position 20 KM E OF SAN ALFREDO

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

  • IN ALTO GRANDE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Sulfur Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Fluorite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Greisen

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 72
USGS model code 19a
Deposit model name Polymetallic replacement
Mark3 model number 47

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.36084, -27.82246
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N20-30W
    Dip 40-70W
    Thickness 1M
    Length 250M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault System

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1937

Mining district

District name Sierra De Fiambala

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 600M

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. I, P. 223. MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN, 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, P. 223

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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