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Hierro Indio

Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodity Iron
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078110
MRDS ID W026267
Record type Site
Current site name Hierro Indio

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.99947, -34.99747 (WGS84)
Relative position SAN RAFAEL, 220 KM SW OF; EL SOSNEADO, 20 KM SW OF

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore
Epidote Gangue
Fluorite Gangue
Garnet Gangue

Analytical data

Result RESERVES CONTAIN 60 PERCENT FE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.99947, -34.99747
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • MINED ON SMALL SCALE FOR LOCAL USE. PRODUCTION REPORTED IN 1970.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Measured 1000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 60 wt-pct Iron Major 1970
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 1580000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 60 wt-pct Iron Major 1970

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., FERNANDEZ LIMA, J. C., HERRERA, A., AND ARISTARAIN, L., 1970 . DESCRIPCION DEL MAPA METALOGENETICO DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: ARGENTINA DIRECCION NAC. DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA ANALES, NO. 25 , P. 73 - 85

  • Production

    ALVARADO, 1970

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Cooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.) U.S. Geological Survey

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