Mine detail: Santa Rita Mine

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Location: La Rioja, Argentina, South America
Lat / long: -28.33079, -68.41892
dep_id: 10004632
mrds_id: AR10004
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Lead, Silver, Zinc
Minor mineral: Copper
Trace mineral: Sulfur, Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
gangue: Calcite, Quartz
Reporter: Sow, Thierno
arock_type: Rhyodacite
disc_yr: 1952
discr: Fernandez Lima
References:
  • Deposit:: ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. II, PP. 494. MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN; 1966; INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. HECTOR, M. MAISONAVE; 1974, DNGM BOL. 162, PP. 57-58
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Production:: ANGELELLI, V., 1984, VOL. II; P. 494.
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