| Deposit ID | 10004196 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | AR00342 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Antonio, Mina |
| Alternate or previous names | Zapata Sur Dto. La Ramada. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.24639, -27.82552 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1750 |
| Relative position | LONDRES A 27 KM. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Catamarca(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Catamarca |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Secondary |
| Result | WO3: 12 KG/TN |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Granito San Antonio | ||||||||
| Rock description | Granito San Antonio | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Tonalite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Basamento Cristalino |
| Rock description | Basamento Cristalino |
| (1) | -67.24639, -27.82552 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fallamiento Submeridiano. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fisuras Nw-Se |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 313 |
| Dip | 75 E |
| Thickness | 50M |
| Length | 70M |
| Width | 0.22M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 50M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1918 |
| Discoverer | Jesus Alvarez Y Otros |
| Year of first production | 1942 |
| Year of last production | 1961 |
| Production years | 12 |
| District name | La Ramada ( Zapata Sur ) |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dir. Prov. De Minas - Chacabuco 619 - Primero Piso. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 70M |
| Overall depth | 50M |
| Overall length | 3657.6M |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 6400.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | AR00342 |
PERALTA, E.H Y VIRUEL, M. (1986) PROYECTO MINA SAN ANTONIO. EV. PREVIA - SEC. DE MINERIA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WOLFRAMITA DISMINUYE EN PROFUNDIDAD. |
| Deposit | ESTE DISTRITO INCLUYE LAS MINAS: TRECE Y SANTA DELIA. LA MINA SAN ANTONIO FUE LA PRINCIPAL PRODUCTORA DE WO3 DE LA PROVINCIA DE CATAMARCA HASTA 1969. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1986 | Valladares Carrillo H. | Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1993 | Diego Silva Nieto | Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina |
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