Abra Pampa District

Producer in Catamarca, Argentina with commodities Tin, Lead, Zinc, Tungsten, Copper
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. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100585
MRDS ID AR01084
Record type Site
Current site name Abra Pampa District
Alternate or previous names Buenas Esperanza, Buena Suerte, Catamarca, Chuquisaca, El Condor, Fiambala, Herman Cortez Km. 7, La Cuesta, La Nueva, La Rio Leon, Los Abro, Los Ratones, Los Viejos, Republica, San Augustin, San Alberto, San Alfredo, San Antonio, San Cesar, San Eduardo, San Emilio, San Felipe, San Francisco, San Marcelino, San Marcos, San Pedro, San Ramon, Santa Barbara, Santa Florentina, Santa Ines, Venganza
Related records 10004273, 10004274, 10004275, 10004276, 10004277, 10004278, 10004279, 10004280, 10004281, 10004282, 10004283, 10094127, 10097612, 10097613, 10111389, 10279697

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.36084, -27.82246 (WGS84)
Elevation 2650
Relative position 43 KM NNE OF TINOGASTA

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

  • BETWEEN QUEBRADA DE LOS ARBOLES AND QUEBRADA DE LOS RATONES

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Fluorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.36084, -27.82246

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S
    Dip 40-70E
    Thickness 2M

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN FAULTS CONTAINING "GREISEN", WITHIN A GRANITE MIGMATITC INTRUSIVE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra De Fiambala

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. , P. 221-222. MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN, 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. BORNORINO, F. G., 1972, DNGM, BOL. 127. (MAP)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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