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Las Tapias

Producer in Cordoba, Argentina with commodity Beryllium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255114
MAS/MILS ID 3570090030
Record type Site
Current site name Las Tapias

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -65.11606, -31.99743 (WGS84)
Elevation 800

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cordoba(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Cordoba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Unknown
Bismuth Unknown
Columbite Unknown
Feldspar Unknown
Microcline Unknown
Muscovite Unknown
Plagioclase Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Spodumene Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -65.11606, -31.99743
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E00N
    Dip 30S
    Thickness 15M
    Length 100M
    Width 12M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PEGMATITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 POTASSIC
    Strike And Dip E00N:30S
    Date of Last Modification 850813

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1939
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1941
Milling method Handsort

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Andino, Juan
    Interest 50
    Home office Argentina
    Year 1983
  • Type Owner
    Owner Andino, Tomas
    Interest 50
    Home office Argentina
    Year 1983

Production statistics

  • Year 1945
    Period 1941-1945
    Description From 1941-1945, Mine Produced 2402 Mt Beryl.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Beryllium Beryllium 2402mt

Comments on the production information

  • YEAR OF LAST PRODUCTION APPLIES TO BERYL ONLY. CURRENT PRODUCTION RECOVERS QUARTZ AND FELDSPAR.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO PUBLISHED RESERVES.
  • RESERVES REPORTED IN DEPOSIT PROFILE REPORT ARE INFERRED RESERVE TONS AND GRADE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method QUARRY
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Capacity 62
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 4.64
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI V. 1950 - RECURSOS MINERALES DE LA REPUBLICA

  • Deposit

    ARGENTINA, I-YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS INST. CIENC. NAT. MUS.

  • Deposit

    ARG. BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA CIENC. GEOL. T II BS. AS.

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI V. 1961 - EL BERILIO EN LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA,

  • Deposit

    COMISSION NACIONAL DE ENERGIA ATOMICA. INFORME NO. 60

  • Deposit

    BS. AS. P. 18.

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI V. FERNANDES LIMA J.C., HERRERA A. AND ARISTARAIN

  • Deposit

    L., 1970. DESCRIPCION DEL MAP METALOGENETICO DE LA

  • Deposit

    REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, MINERALES METALIFEROUS, ANNALES XV

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, PP. 39-40.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-FEB-1995 Soja, Audrey U.S. Bureau of Mines

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