Loma Blanca

Past Producer in San Luis, Argentina with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  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. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056629
MRDS ID TC00681
Record type Site
Current site name Loma Blanca

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.49937, -33.14744 (WGS84)
Relative position 25 KM FROM SAN LUIS, 22 KM SE OF LA TOMA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Luis(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina San Luis

Comments on the location information

  • ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 1 TO 0.5% W03

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.49937, -33.14744

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1914, 1921-1923

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: 0.0025

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

    ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPULICA ARGINTINA, VOL.II: BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, P. 393-704

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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