Culampaja District

Past Producer in Catamarca, Argentina with commodity Gold
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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001253
MRDS ID TC00536
Record type District
Current site name Culampaja District
Alternate or previous names La Rosario, Tajo Largo, El Moradito, Gutierrez

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.16615, -26.74747 (WGS84)
Relative position LOCATION GIVEN AS WITHIN 26-30S TO 27S AND 67W TO 67-20W. ON N FLANK OF CERRO EL MORADITO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Catamarca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.16615, -26.74747

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1700
Year of first production 1945

Mining district

District name CULAMPAJA DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner A. FELIPE ZAVALETA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL. II: COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, P. 393-704.

Beyond USGS

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