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Ipizca Ii

Occurrence in Catamarca, Argentina with commodity Lithium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024744
MRDS ID ISM0489
Record type Site
Current site name Ipizca Ii

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.53273, -28.79745 (WGS84)

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

  • 205KM BY ROAD FROM BEITUN,980KM BY ROAD FROM URUMQI.KOKTOKAY NEAR IRTYSH RIVER. KUKELAGAY HALFWAY BETWEEN ALTAY AND KOKTOKAY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lithium Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LITHIUM (BE,CS,RB,TA,NB)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Basamento Cristalino
    Rock description Basamento Cristalino;Basamento Cristalino;Basamento Cristalino
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.53273, -28.79745
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ; "LITHIUM ORE": CLEAVELANDITE,SPODUMENE,QUARTZ,LEPIDOLITE,POLLUCITE,TANTALITE,ZIRCONE,GARNET,BI-MINERALS.; ORES AVERAGE 1.5%LIO2,6%BEO,2%TA-PLUS NB-OXIDE.ABOUT 10000 PEG.VEINS ARE KNOWN TO OCCUR IN THE ALTAI MOUNTAINS;ONLY 10% OF THESE HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED UP TO NOW.PEGS ARE CONNECTED TO VARISCAN GRANITES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • 250 TONNES OF LI-ORE PER DAY GRADING AT 1.5% LI OXIDE

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (3;). EXPLORATION(UNKNOWN); ASSESSMENT(KOKTOKAY,KUKELAGAY AND KULUMUT OPERATING AT PRESENT.ROM-ORE AT KUKELAGAY GRADING ABOUT 1% LI OXIDE.); CONC. GRADES 6.7% LI OXIDE ANNUAL PRODUCTION ABOUT 3000 TONNES P.Y. CONCENTRATES ARE TRUCKED TO URUMQI CHEM.COMPLEX TAKING ABOUT 25000TONNES CON.P.Y.TOPRODUCE 1500TONNES LI OXIDE P.Y

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI,V.,1984:YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA,VOL.1,P303-325, --PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES,COMISION INVEST,CIENT.,LA PLATA,1984.

  • Deposit

    HERRERA,A.O.,1964: LAS PEGMATITAS DE LA PROVINCIA DE CATAMARCA;ESTRUCTURA INTERNA,MINERALOGIA Y GENESIS.--REVIST.ASOC.GEOL.ARGENT.,VOL.19,NO.1,P.35-56

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). SURFUNDERGROUND GRINDING,FLOTATION,HANDCOBBING IN THE ALTAY AREA 2 OPERATIONS,BEING CLASSIFIED AS BIG ENTERPRISES ARE PRODUCING:KOKTOKAY OPENPIT AND KULUMUT UNDERGROUND MINE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1987 Krauss, Ulrich H. Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)

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

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