| Deposit ID | 10182744 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3570210001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Famatina |
| Alternate or previous names | Santa Clara |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.51617, -29.56416 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Rioja(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | La Rioja |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Secondary |
| Town (1) | -68.51617, -29.56416 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Yacimientos Mineros Riojanos |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cra Exploration Argentina |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1968 | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3570210001 |
WORLD MINING, WHAT'S GOING ON IN WORLD MINING?; ARGENTINA:
THREE LARGE DISSEMINATED COPPER DEPOSITS BEING DRILLED,
V. 4, NO. 1, 1968, P. 37.
BOWEN, R., AND GUNATILKA A., COPPER: ITS GEOLOGY AND
ECONOMICS, NEW YORK, JOHN WILEY AND SONS INC., 1977,
366 P.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 4/82, P. 140.
MINING JOURNAL, 12/6/85, P. 431.
MINING MAGAZINE, V. 86, P. 11.
MINING MAGAZINE, 6/86, P. 472.
MINING JOURNAL, 9/5/86, P. 166.
LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 5/31/93, VOL. 12, NO. 8, P. 5.
MINING JOURNAL, 5/21/93, P. 368.
PLATT'S METALS WEEK FOCUS, 3/94, P. 21.
LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 3/4/94, P. 7.
MINING MAGAZINE, 4/94, P. 242.
PLATT'S METALS WEEK, 2/21/94, P. 5.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 17-SEP-1994 | Porter, Kenneth E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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