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La Puntana

Producer in San Luis, Argentina with commodity Tungsten
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  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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056631
MRDS ID TC00683
Record type Site
Current site name La Puntana

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.11606, -32.86412 (WGS84)
Elevation 1600
Relative position 2 KM S OF CAROLINA

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
Hematite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Mica Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.11606, -32.86412
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 74W
    Length 1200M
    Width 50M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1914-1918, 1939-

Land status

Ownership category Private

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 REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL. II: BEUNOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICOS, 393-704 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MORE THAN 10 VEINS IN A STRIP 1200 M LONG AND 50 M WIDE.

Reporter information

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

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

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