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San Roman, Mina

Past Producer in San Luis, Argentina with commodity Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004127
MRDS ID AR00211
Record type Site
Current site name San Roman, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.11606, -32.86412 (WGS84)
Elevation 975
Relative position LA CAROLINA 2 KM AL N. LA TOMA 72 KM AL SE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Luis(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina San Luis

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESO BUENO. MANO DE OBRA DISPONIBLE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MINERALES PRIMARIOS: SCHEELITA, WOLFRAMITA SUBORDINADA Y PIRITA EN GANGA DE CUARZO. MINERALES SECUNDARIOS: OCRES DE WOLFRAMIO Y LIMONITA.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Plutones Y Pegmatitas Graniticas
    Rock description Plutones Y Pegmatitas Graniticas
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Basamento Metamorfico
    Rock description Basamento Metamorfico

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.11606, -32.86412
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bloques Submeridionales Limitados Por Fallas Inversas De Alto Angulo
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fallamiento Posmineral

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR, VETIFORME EN PARTE
    Strike N 15-20 E
    Dip 80 NW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracturas, Litologia

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA ESQUISTISIDAD TIENE UN RUMBO N15E, BUZANDO 78-85W, EL GRANITO EN CONTACTO CON LOS ESQUISTOS TIENE UNA MARCADA LINEACION N-S.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1914
Year of first production 1914
Year of last production 1963
Production years 26 ANOS INTERRUMPIDOS (1914-1918, 1934-1944, 1951-1963)

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 300M
    Overall depth 30M
    Overall length 914.4M
    Overall width 0.8M

Comments on the workings information

  • HAY 900M DE GALERIAS Y UN PIQUE DE 25M DE PROFUNDIDAD

Comments on development

  • EN 1933 SE INTSTALO UNA PLANTA GRAVITACIONAL QUE TRABAJO HASTA 1944, LUEGO SE CONCENTRO A MANO ; ECON.COM: FALTA INFORMACION PARA DEFINIR PARAMETROS ECONOMICOS, AUNQUE EL PRECIO ACTUAL Y LAS CONDICIONES DE MERCADO NO SON PROMISORIAS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERA 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: BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, P. 393-704.

  • Production

    ANALES XV DIRECCION NACIONAL MINERIA Y GEOLOGIA. 1970

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3 VETAS PARALELAS A SUBPARALELAS, CONCORDANTES CON LA ESQUISTOSIDAD. VETA SAN ROMAN (PRINCIPAL) Y VETAS ESTE Y OESTE. EN TOTAL SON 1000 M DE CORRIDA CON ESPESORES UTILES DE 0.5-0.8 M
Deposit First Production Year: DURANTE LA PRIMER GUERRA MUNDIAL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Silva Nieto, Diego Direccion Nacional de Servicio Geologico, Argentina
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Martinez, Hector Direccion Nacional de Servicio Geologico, Argentina

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