El Quemado

Past Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Bismuth
Sections on this page
  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. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000075
MRDS ID AR00153
Record type District
Current site name El Quemado
Alternate or previous names Santa Elena, Anzotana, El Penon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.33274, -24.83079 (WGS84)
Relative position ACCESO REGULAR, DESDE LA LOCALIDAD DE PALERMO OESTE SE ALCANZA EN EL DIA LA ZONA DE INTERES POR SENDA PARA HERRADURAS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Tantalum Critical Primary
Bismuth Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.33274, -24.83079

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Year of first production 1943
Year of last production 1980

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner CIA. MINERA ANZOTANA
  • Type Owner
    Owner DR. CARLOS MORELLO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMIENTO METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL. II : BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, 393-704.

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORIO DE OPORTUNIDADES DE INVERSION EN MINERIA EN LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA. 1993. SECRETARIA DE MINERIA. BUENOS AIRES.

Beyond USGS

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