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Hierro Indio

Past Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodities Iron, Copper
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  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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004927
MRDS ID AR11110
Record type Site
Current site name Hierro Indio

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.82726, -35.04192 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 55 KM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF MALARGUE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Comments on the location information

  • SUPPOSEDLY 20 KM NORTHWEST OF SOSNEADO, IN THE COIHUECO CAMP.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Andradite Gangue
Apatite Gangue
Chalcedony Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Fluorite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 62
USGS model code 18d
Deposit model name Skarn Fe

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.82726, -35.04192
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 120M
    Width 25M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1950'S, 1964-1975

Mining district

District name 2

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Carlos M. Encina

Comments on the production information

  • 1959 WAS PEAK PRODUCTION YEAR.

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. 1, P. 260-263

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO PRINCIPAL BODIES, FIVE MINOR ONES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-93 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

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

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