Mine detail: La Esperanza Quarry

Previously called 'La VictoriaQuijo HuasiSanta ElenaSanta TeresaRicardo Enrique'

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Location: Catamarca, Argentina, South America
Lat / long: -28.28967, -66.1383
dep_id: 10004257
mrds_id: AR01063
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Kaolin
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Stockwork
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Kaolinite
gangue: Albite, Quartz, Sericite
alteration: Silicification
Reporter: Sow, Thierno
hrock_type: Mica Schist
References:
  • Deposit:: MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN; 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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