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Sierra De Las Minas Mines

Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodities Gold, Copper, Iron, Lead, Zinc
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100605
MRDS ID AR10260
Record type Site
Current site name Sierra De Las Minas Mines
Alternate or previous names Adrianna I-Xxv, El Indio, Cuesta De La Florida, La Pastora

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.33246, -31.65133 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 KM E OF EL TALA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Comments on the location information

  • IN N FLANK OF SIERRA DE LAS MINAS, AND 40-80 KM S OF CHEPES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary
Iron Secondary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss > Migmatite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.33246, -31.65133
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 20-30 E
    Dip 40-60 SE
    Thickness 1.6M
    Length 30M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Dike

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name El Abra Or La Puntilla

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Jica-Mmaj

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1967, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA.

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. II, P. 422-423.

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF MINING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC (PRELIMINAR EDITION-1993). MINING SECRETARY- MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND PUBLIC SERVICES. P. 197.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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