Pegmatites of Ancasti

Past Producer in Catamarca, Argentina with commodities Uranium, Beryllium
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 10056511
MRDS ID TC00542
Record type Site
Current site name Pegmatites of Ancasti

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.83273, -28.67801 (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

  • SIERRA DE ANCASTI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Beryllium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.83273, -28.67801

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GOLDEN QUARTZ IN METAMORPHIC BASEMENT, QUARTZ-FELDSPAR VEINS OF VARIABLE SIZE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Private

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Uranium U3O8 0.13 wt-pct Uranium Major 1991
    Beryllium Be 10 wt-pct Beryllium Major 1991

Comments on the workings information

  • CANDELARIA HAS 2 SECTORS. THE SOUTH SECTOR HAS A GALLERY 105 M IN LENGTH AND ASSORTED TUNNELS RUNNING 10 TO 15 M. THE QUEBRADA DE CRISTO VEIN HAS A 70 METER GALLERY AND ASSORTED TUNNELS.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: 0.1

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AREA OF 4 KM E-W BY 3 KM N-S. THEY MAINTAIN A GENERAL DIRECTION OF N 20-30 W AND AN INCLINATION OF 35-45 NE. SOME HAVE A SOUTHWARD STRIKE WITH A DIP OF 40 E. THE AGUA BLANCA VEIN STRIKES N 80 E WITH AN ANGLE OF INCLINATION OF 40 S. THEIR AVERAGE THICKNESS VARIES BETWEEN 35 AND 80 CM.
Deposit Discovery Year: MID 1800'S

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.