Mine detail: Los Condores W Mine

Previously called 'El Aguila'

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Location: San Luis, Argentina, South America
Lat / long: -32.64744, -65.29936
dep_id: 10068828
mrds_id: W002086
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tungsten, Bismuth
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Bismuth, Bismutite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Wolframite
gangue: Apatite, Feldspar, Mica
orebody_fm: LENTICULAR
work_type: Unknown
alteration: Hydrothermal Alteration
conc_proc: No Data Available
ore_ctrl: Vein And Fracture Fillings
Reporter: Davidson, Claire B.
hrock_unit: Phyllite & Micaceous Schist
hrock_type: Schist
arock_unit: Pegmatite
arock_type: Pegmatite
Structure: Basin-Range Structure, Uplifted, Downfaulted Blocks, Little Folding Of Sedimentary Rocks In Basins, Prec Rocks Strike N, Dip Almost Vertical To E
tectonic: Sierras Pampeanas
disc_yr: 1897
References:
  • Deposit:: ANGELELLI, V., FERNANDEZ LIMA, J. C., HERRERA, A., AND ARISTARAIN, L., 1970, DESCRIPCION DEL MAPA METALOGENETICO DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: DIRRECION NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, P. 162 (SPANISH
  • Production:: ANGELLELI 1970, REF
  • Reserve-Resource:: ANGELLELI, 1970, REF
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