Catamarca-Province

Past Producer in Catamarca, Argentina with commodity Lithium
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
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000713
MRDS ID ISM0483
Record type District
Current site name Catamarca-Province
Alternate or previous names Santa Gertrudis

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.5327, -28.81415 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 6KM SOUTH OF ANCASTI.COORDINATES OF STA.GERTRUDIS.(USBM GIVES COORDINATES FOR STA.GERTRUDIS:29-38-S;066-10-W)..LA HERRUMBRADA:28-30-S;065-29-W JUAN CARLOS:28-29-S;065-32-W.REFLEJOS DEL MAR:28-27-S;065-227-W

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Catamarca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lithium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.5327, -28.81415

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Year of first production 1964

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner RODRIGUEZ, PROSPERO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI,V.,1984:YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA,VOL.1,P303-325, --PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES,COMISION INVEST,CIENT.,LA PLATA,1984.

  • Deposit

    HERRERA,A.O.,1964: LAS PEGMATITAS DE LA PROVINCIA DE CATAMARCA;ESTRUCTURA INTERNA,MINERALOGIA Y GENESIS.--REVIST.ASOC.GEOL.ARGENT.,VOL.19,NO.1,P.35-56

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1987 KRAUSS, ULRICH H. Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)

Beyond USGS

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