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Puerto Vilelas

Plant in Chaco, Argentina with commodities Copper, Lead, Refiner, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134134
MAS/MILS ID 3570051027
Record type Site
Current site name Puerto Vilelas

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -58.99923, -27.49742 (WGS84)
Elevation 150

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chaco(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Chaco

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Lead, Refiner Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -58.99923, -27.49742
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1938
Plant type Smelter/Refiner

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner National Lead Co. (Government)
    Interest 100
    Home office Argentina
    Year 1985

Comments on the ownership information

  • AT THE TIME OF UPDATE, THE PLANT WAS UP FOR SALE.

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Description Refined Lead 12500 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 12500mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Refined Lead 11300 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 11300mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Refined Lead 9300 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 9300mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Refined Lead 10400 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 10400mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Refined Lead 9900 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 9900mt

Comments on other economic factors

  • TOTAL PLANT CAPACITY IS 30,000 MT REFINED LEAD PER YEAR; UTILIZATION CAPACITY IS 25,000 MT REFINED LEAD PER YEAR.
  • ALL OF THE CONCENTRATE IS FROM THE AGUILAR MINE, AND SCRAP METAL CONSTITUTES 3% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEED MATERIAL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KAISER ENGINEERING REPORT, JAN. 1988

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-OCT-1992 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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