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Matilde

Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodity Talc-Soapstone
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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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004997
MRDS ID AR11200
Record type Site
Current site name Matilde
Alternate or previous names Salamanca-Tupungato

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.54948, -33.33079 (WGS84)
Relative position 75-90 KM SW OF MENDOZA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Talc Ore
Actinolite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Chrysotile Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.54948, -33.33079
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Strike EXTREMELY VARRIED
    Dip STEEP
    Length 50M
    Width 10M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name 17

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Talcomin S.A., Bobillo Minerales S.A., Roco Hnos.

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FOR TENIENTE MATIENZO, DOS HERMANOS, BENITA, SALAMANCA.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: MILLS IN "GODOY CRUZ" (TALCOMIN) AND "LAS HERAS" (BOBILLO).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., ET.AL., 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION CENTRO CUYO: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 19,P. 150-152

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI, P. 150-151.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANGELELLI, P. 151.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AREA 10 KM BY 2-3 KM, ELONGATE TO NE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1993 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

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