Vichigasta District

Occurrence in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Tungsten
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. Mining district
  9. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001283
MRDS ID TC00625
Record type District
Current site name Vichigasta District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.66615, -29.58075 (WGS84)
Relative position LOCATION GIVEN AS WITHIN 29-30S TO 29-45S AND 67-35W TO 67-45W. ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.66615, -29.58075

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Mining district

District name VICHIGASTA DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

Beyond USGS

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