La Union Mine

Past Producer in Catamarca, Argentina with commodities Mica, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004329
MRDS ID AR01150
Record type Site
Current site name La Union Mine
Alternate or previous names Lautaro, Los Piratas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.22191, -28.82856 (WGS84)
Relative position W OF CHUMBICHA

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

  • 1 KM N OF THE RAILROAD BETWEEN CHUMBICHA AND CATAMARCA. IN QUEBRADA DE LA TOMA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Secondary
Tantalum Critical Secondary
Manganese Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Muscovite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 36
USGS model code 13c
Deposit model name Nb-Ta pegmatites

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Tonalite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Rock unit name Los Divisaderos Formation;El Arbolito Formation
    Rock description Los Divisaderos Formation;El Arbolito Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.22191, -28.82856

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN, 1966 INSTITUTO NACIONALE DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.