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Quitral Mine

Past Producer in Chubut, Argentina with commodities Iron, Copper, Lead
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004338
MRDS ID AR03002
Record type Site
Current site name Quitral Mine
Alternate or previous names El Abuelo, El Solcito, Tornaco, Alto Rio Senguerr

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.89887, -44.92078 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Relative position 28 KM S OF ALDEA APELEG

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chubut(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Chubut

Comments on the location information

  • ALONG FAULT TRENDING NE SW ON E FLANK OF CERRO PEPITA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Lago La Plata Formation
    Rock description Lago La Plata Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.89887, -44.92078
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years -1960

Comments on the workings information

  • THE MINE CLOSED IN 1960. MINED MATERIAL WAS SENT TO THE MILL OF COMMODORO RIVADAVIA OVER 400 M OF TRENCHES ARE OBSERVED IN THE AREA.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: ORE TREATED AT A MILL LOCATED IN COMODORO RIVA DAVIA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL.204 P.81 ANGELELLI(1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA V.1 P.251

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1994 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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