Mine detail: San Carlos Mine

Previously called 'La EsperanzaPatria FatimaPozo HondoSanta Maria IIv'

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Location: La Rioja, Argentina, South America
Lat / long: -29.17551, -66.81749
dep_id: 10004722
mrds_id: AR10112
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tungsten
Trace mineral: Copper, Arsenic
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Wolframite
gangue: Quartz, Tourmaline
model: 46: W veins
Reporter: Sow, Thierno
hrock_type: Pegmatite
arock_type: Gneiss,Sandstone
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1914
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, P. ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. II, PP. 651-652. MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1967, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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