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Romay Mine

Past Producer in Catamarca, Argentina with commodities Iron, Titanium, Metal, Copper, Nickel, Zinc
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  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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097614
MRDS ID AR01112
Record type Site
Current site name Romay Mine
Alternate or previous names Podesta, Cerro Cascabel, Cerro Rico

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.26217, -28.56606 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 KM WNW OF FRIAS

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

  • ON BENCH OF RIO DE LA PLATA ON SIERRA DE ANCASTI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Nickel Critical Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Hematite Ore
Ilmenite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Analytical data

Result 11-35% TIO2, 14-41% FE2O3, 23-31% FEO, 0.2-0.3% MNO, 4-5% MGO, 6-10% SIO2, 0.3-0.4% P2O5, TRACE CR2O3, 5-8% AL2O3, 0.09-0.17 %S, 80-99PPM CU, 190-405 PPM ZN, 110-250PPM NI 90-197 PPM CO. NOT ALALYZED FOR V.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 5
USGS model code 3
Deposit model name Bushveld Fe-Ti-V

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.26217, -28.56606
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE, TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Las Canadas

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS 1.2 TO 3 M DEEP, 18 M LONG TRENCH 1 11 M LONG

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. I, P. 296-297. MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN; 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI (1984) P. 297

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LAMINAR OREBODIES 25-40 CM THICK IN METAULTRAMAFITE, "VEINS" WITH DISSEMINATED MINERALIZATION 0.5 TO 2 M THICK CUTTING METAGABBRO

Reporter information

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

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