Seca Prospect

Occurrence in Catamarca, Argentina with commodities Tungsten, Copper, Iron, Sulfur
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094129
MRDS ID AR01132
Record type Site
Current site name Seca Prospect
Alternate or previous names Larga
Related records 10004313

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.28778, -28.2319 (WGS84)
Relative position 28 KM NW OF SALADO

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

  • AT SOUTHERN END OF SIERRA DE VINQUIS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Iron Secondary
Sulfur Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Hematite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Feldspar Gangue
Mica Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.28778, -28.2319

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture System

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name La Hoyada

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 15M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN; 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. MARIO, V.J. SOSIC, 1972, DNGM BOL. 129, P. 44

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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