Mine detail: La Favorita Mine

Previously called 'QuintaVenganzaLa FavoritaSanto TomasCuantaDescubidoraElsitaEquivocada FlorindaGullerminaHayduckLeopoldinaPorvenirPrimeraSalvadoraSanta ElenaSegundaSextaTerceraConcepcion'

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Location: Catamarca, Argentina, South America
Lat / long: -27.7144, -67.26389
dep_id: 10004271
mrds_id: AR01080
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tin
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cassiterite
gangue: Mica, Quartz
Reporter: Sow, Thierno
hrock_type: Sandstone
arock_type: Andesite
References:
  • Deposit:: ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. I, P. 230. 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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