Mono Abra Mine

Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodities Barium-Barite, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Reserves and resources
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056623
MRDS ID TC00675
Record type Site
Current site name Mono Abra Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.08275, -22.2642 (WGS84)
Relative position 160 KM SE OF LA QUIACA, 16 KM SSW OF SANTA VICTORIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Comments on the location information

  • 8 KM W OF LA CIENAGA MINE ON ROAD FROM YAVI TO LA CIENAGA MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THICK GRAINED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF BARITE: 4 TO 4.21

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 181
USGS model code 27e
Deposit model name Disseminated Sb

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Acoite Formation
    Rock description Acoite Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.08275, -22.2642

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Multiple Imbricate Thrust Sheets With Subsidiary Folding

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Length 800M
    Width 10M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures At An Angle Of 40 To 60 Degrees With Principal N-S Fold Axes

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZATION IS COEVAL WITH FOLDING AND FRACTURING OF HOST ROCK BEFORE DEPOSITION OF THE CRET PIRGUA SUBGROUP

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Santa Victoria

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Geberovich Hermanos

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 270 g/mt Silver Major 1991

Comments on the workings information

  • MOST DEVELOPMENT ON VEIN 1

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    SCHALAMUK, ISIDORO, FERNANDEZ, RAUL, AND ETCHEVERRY, RICARDO, 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS DE MINERALES NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: BUENOS AIRES, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERA, ANALES XX, 196 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 4 VEINS: VEIN 1 IS 200 M WITH A STRIKE OF N 70 TO 73 E AND DIP OF 55 S TO SUBVERTICAL, VEIN 2 HAS A DIP OF N 58 E AND DIP TO SE WITH A LENGTH OF 800 M AND WIDTH OF 7 M, VEIN 3 IS 800 M LONG AND 2 M WIDE AND HAS A STRIKE OF N 60 E AND A DIP TO THE SE; VEIN 4 IS 800 M BY 10 M

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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