Las Mellizas Mine

Past Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Clay
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 10101051
MRDS ID AR10235
Record type Site
Current site name Las Mellizas Mine
Alternate or previous names Vallecito, El Mollecito

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.42333, -30.06023 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 KM NE OF AMANA.

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 S SIERRA DE VILGO, W OF RIO VILGO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • USED TO PRODUCE REFRACTORY AND CERAMIC MATERIALS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.42333, -30.06023

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE
    Strike NE-SW
    Dip 10-12 SE
    Thickness 1.5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Patquia-Amana

Comments on the production information

  • 800-1000 MT/MONTH

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

    SCHALAMUK, I., ET. AL., 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 20, P. 38-40.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SCHALAMUK, I., ET. AL., 1983, P. 40.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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