Mine detail: El Morro Quarry

Previously called 'El Cerrito'

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Location: Catamarca, Argentina, South America
Lat / long: -29.41938, -65.37161
dep_id: 10004292
mrds_id: AR01108
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Limestone, General
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Limestone
gangue: Epidote
model: 237: Limestone
Reporter: Sow, Thierno
hrock_unit: Sierra Brava Formation
hrock_type: Limestone
prod_yrs: AROUND 1900 TO PRESENT
References:
  • Deposit:: SCHALAMUK, I., ET. AL., 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 20, PP. 153-156. ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. P. MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN; 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Production:: SHALAMUK, ET. AL, (1983) P. 156
  • Reserve-Resource:: SCHALAMUK, I., ET. AL. (1983) P. 155
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