Antofalla Este

Past Producer in Catamarca, Argentina with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056510
MRDS ID TC00541
Record type Site
Current site name Antofalla Este

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.8328, -25.66416 (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

  • ENTRANCE ROADS AVAILABLE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.8328, -25.66416

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Provincial Government

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 4.5 wt-pct Lead Major 1991
    Zinc Zn 7.2 wt-pct Zinc Major 1991
    Silver Ag 270 g/mt Silver Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 185,000 T TENTATIVE

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: 3

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SUBVOLCANIC

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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