La Verdiona Mine

Past Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodities Copper, Iron, Lead
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004639
MRDS ID AR10013
Record type Site
Current site name La Verdiona Mine
Alternate or previous names Catita I-Ii-Iii, Estrella Alta, Estrella Baja, Estrella I, Metalita I-Ii-Iii

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.32169, -28.16413 (WGS84)
Elevation 3700
Relative position 60 KM N OF JAGUE, 17 KM NW OF LA CIENAGA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Comments on the location information

  • ON CERRO DE LAS MINAS, ON W BANK OF RIO TENDAL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Iron Primary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Cuprite Ore
Galena Ore
Hematite Ore
Malachite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Triassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss > Migmatite
    Rock unit name Espinal Formation;Rio Tendal Formation
    Rock description Espinal Formation;Rio Tendal Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.32169, -28.16413

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 12M
    Length 400M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Amanecer S.A.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHALAMUK, I., ET.AL., 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DEAPLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 20, P. ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. I, P. 151. MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN; 1966; INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. HECTOR, M. MAISONAVE; 1974, DNGM BOL. 162, PP. 61-62.

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1967, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA

  • Deposit

    MAISONAVE, H.M., 1975; BOL. 162, DNGM

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT HAS THREE VEINS
Deposit RECORD # AR10224 BY THIERNO SOW HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THIS RECORD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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