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Los Ratones Mine

Past Producer in Catamarca, Argentina with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004280
MRDS ID AR01095
Record type Site
Current site name Los Ratones Mine
Related records 10004273, 10004274, 10004275, 10004276, 10004277, 10004278, 10004279, 10004281, 10004282, 10004283, 10094127, 10097612, 10097613, 10100585, 10111389

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.36084, -27.82246 (WGS84)
Elevation 2225
Relative position 17 KM NE 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 THE S SIDE OF QUEBRADA LOS RATONES AND WEST FLANK OF SIERRA DE FIAMBALA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.36084, -27.82246
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE
    Strike N-S
    Dip W AND E
    Thickness 2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra De Fiambala

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Consorcio Minero Argentino

Production statistics

  • Year 1947
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 8wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 20wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 350M

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. 463-464. MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN, 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, P. 464

Reporter information

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

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