Mine detail: La Nelly, Mina

Previously called 'Mina Nelly'

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Location: San Luis, Argentina, South America
Lat / long: -32.39744, -65.54937
dep_id: 10004125
mrds_id: AR00205
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Vanadium
Minor mineral: Lead
Trace mineral: Zinc, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Galena
orebody_fm: VETIFORME
conc_proc: Oxidacion Y Lixiviacion
ore_ctrl: Estructural
Reporter: Martinez, Hector, Diego Silva Nieto
hrock_unit: Basamento Metamorfico
hrock_type: Quartzite,Schist
arock_unit: Plutones Y Pegamtitas Graniticas
arock_type: Mafic Intrusive Rock,Granite
Structure: Bloques Submeridionales Limitados Por Fallas Inversas De Alto Angulo, Dos Sistemas De Fracturas, Uno Concordante Con La Mineralizacion
Year first produced: 1946
yr_lst_prd: 1965
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1940
prod_yrs: APROXIMADAMENTE 26 ANOS INTERRUMPIDOS
References:
  • Deposit:: GONZALES, R. R. L., 1957; FESTER, G. A., AND FEIRA, A., 1949-SEE USGS BULL. 1316
  • Deposit:: ANALES XV DIRECCION NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA. 1970
  • Deposit:: YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA. 1984. CIC. LA PLATA
  • Production:: ANALES XV, 1970
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