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Los Viejos Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004279
MRDS ID AR01092
Record type Site
Current site name Los Viejos Mine
Related records 10004273, 10004274, 10004275, 10004276, 10004277, 10004278, 10004280, 10004281, 10004282, 10004283, 10094127, 10097612, 10097613, 10100585, 10111389

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.36084, -27.82246 (WGS84)
Elevation 3000
Relative position 10 KM E OF FIAMBALA

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

  • ON SIERRA DE FIAMBALA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Iron Secondary
Sulfur Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Mica Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.36084, -27.82246
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N30-50W
    Dip 45-60NE
    Thickness 0.4M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • System Of Faults And Diaclases (Greisen)

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Compania Mineria Argentina

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1957
    Total resources 147000000kg commodity
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 65 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1957

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 2000M

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. II, P. 622. 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, VOL. II, P. 622

Reporter information

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

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