Ipizca

Occurrence in Catamarca, Argentina with commodities Lithium, Beryllium
Sections on this page
  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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004198
MRDS ID AR00344
Record type Site
Current site name Ipizca
Alternate or previous names Mina Ipiza Ii, Pegmatita Vildoza

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.54107, -28.72578 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Relative position ANCASTI 5 KM AL SE, S.F. DE CATAMARCA 90 KM.

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

  • ACCESO BUENO, AEROPUERTO EN S.F. DE CATAMARCA, AGUA DSPONIBLE, ALTA TENSION A 77 KM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lithium Critical Primary
Beryllium Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LOS CRISTALES DE ESPODUMENO SE LOCALIZAN EN EL BORDE Y NUCLEO DE LA PEGMATITA.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Mica Gangue

Analytical data

Result LI2O 4.7% (CONTENIDO EN ESPODUMENO)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Rock unit name Formation El Alto
    Rock description Formation El Alto
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Basamento Cristalino
    Rock description Basamento Cristalino

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.54107, -28.72578

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bloques Submeridionales Fallados Y Volcados
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracturas Paralelas A Las Pegmatitas

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR, RELLENO DE FRACTURAS
    Strike N7W
    Dip 80E
    Thickness 15M
    Length 160M
    Width 5M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 10M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1970
Discoverer Ramasco, Lorenzo
Year of first production 1970
Year of last production 1978
Production years 8

Mining district

District name Ancasti

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Direccion De Minas De La Pcia. De Catamarca

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lithium Li 16 wt-pct Lithium Major 1987

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVAS TOTALES DISTRITO: 148.000 TON, LEY MEDIA 17.6%

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 5M
    Overall depth 15M
    Overall length 9.14M
    Overall width 5M

Comments on the workings information

  • SELECCION MANUAL

Comments on development

  • SE REALIZO EXPLORACION SIMULTANEA CON LA EXPLOTACION, POR RAZONES ECONOMICAS. ; TOTAL$: 0.35 ; ECON.YEAR: 1987 ; ECON.COM: EN LOS RAJOS SON FRECUENTES LAS INUNDACIONES, ESO IMPIDE EL LABOREO NORMAL. LA EXPLOTACION INDIVIDUAL RESULTA CON BAJO NIVEL DE INVERSIONES, EN CAMBIO LA EXPLOTACION INDUSTRIAL, COMO DISTRITO, ELEVA LAS INVERSIONES. ES NECESARIO DESARROLLAR UNA METODOLOGIA PARA APROVECHAR EL ESPODUMENO FINO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA (GTZ) 1987, DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA (INEDITO)

  • Deposit

    BALMACEDA, ALBERTO. 1982. ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA PEGMATITA SANTA GERTRUDIS E IPIZCA II. SIERRA DE ANCASTI, CATAMARCA. V CONGRESO LATINOAMERICANO DE GEOLOGIA. ACTAS II. PAG. 756.

  • Deposit

    HOJA GEOLOGICA 2966-II. S.F.DEL VALLE DE CATAMARCA. SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL. 1990 (INEDITO)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ESTA PEGMATITA TIENE DOS RAJOS: RAJO NORTE (70 M) Y SUR (90 M). EXISTEN CURPOS MENORES DE MAYOR LONGITUD Y MENOR ESPESOR. NO SE HA COMPROBADO LA EXISTENCIA DE MINERAL.
Deposit LAS EVALUACIONES INDIVIDUALES DE LAS PEGMATITAS, LOS MUESTRAN COMO YACIMIENTOS MARGINALES, DE BAJA RECUPERACION (10/15%) DE ESPODUMENO Y VOLUMEN REDUCIDO DE RESERVAS. PARA LA EVALUACION COMO DISTRITO SE TOMARON 5 CUERPOS DE LOS CUALES EL MAS IMPORTANTE ES SANTA GERTRUDIS. SE PROPONEN DOS ALTERNATIVAS 1) LABOREO SUPERFICIAL Y SELECCION MANUAL, RESULTADO NEGATIVO; 2) INSTALACION DE UNA PLANTA , AUMENTO DE TONELAJE Y MEJORA DE LA RECUPERACION, RESULTADO NEGATIVO. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1987 Valladares Carrillo, H. Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Diego Silva Nieto Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina

Beyond USGS

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