San Luis
Producer

Los Condores - El Aguila, Minas

San Luis, Argentina
TungstenMolybdenumBismuth
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Description

Compania Minera Hansa (Alemana)

Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
TertiaryMolybdenum, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formVETIFORME, RELLENO DE FISURAS
Ore controlEstructural
Materials
Ore mineralsBismuthinite
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss
Associated rockGranite
StructureFallamiento Submeridiano, Que Limita Bloques Volcados.
Tectonic settingIntracratonico
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1897
Discovery year1897
Identification
Deposit ID10004128
MRDS IDAR00210
Alternate namesEl Aguila-Condores
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-32.71411, -65.26603
References
KNOX, N.B., 1945, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS AND MINING CONDITIONS IN ARGENTINA, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, VOL. 146, NO. 6, JUNE 1945, P. 90-93.WILLIG, C.D., AND DELGADO, J., 1985, SOUTH AMERICA AS A SOURCE OF TUNGSTEN, PRIMARY TUNGSTEN ASSOCIATION, PAPER PRESENTED AT 3RD INTERNATIONAL TUNGSTEN SYMPOSIUM, MADRID, SPAIN, 36 P.WRIGHT, C.W., 1940, MINERAL RESOURCES, PRODUCTION AND TRADE OF ARGENTINA, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, FOREIGN MINERALS QUARTERLY, VOL. 3, NO. 3, JULY 1940, P. 26-27.BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE, HANNOVER, 1975, ROHSTOFFEWIRTSCHAFTLICHE LANDERBERICHTE, VIX: ARGENTINIEN, P. 70.PUTZER, H., 1976, METALLOGENETISCHE PROVINZEN IN SUDAMERIKA, STUTTGART, E., SCHWEIZERBART'SCHE VERLAGSBUCHHANDLUNG, P. 181-82.UNITED STATES, DEPT. OF COMMERCE, BUSINESS AND DEFENSE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, 1956, MATERIALS SURVEY: TUNGSTEN.ANGELELLI, V., FERNANDEZ LIMA, J.C., HERRERA, A. AND ARISTARAIN, L., 1970, DESCRIPCION DEL MAPA METALOGENETICO DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: MINERALES METALIFEROS; ARGENTINA, MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y TRABAJO, SECRETARIO DE ESTADO DE MINERIA, DIRECCION NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, ANALES XV, P. 162.ARGENTINA, MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SECRETARIA DE ESTADO DE MINERIA, SUBSECRETARIA TECNICA, DIRECCION NACIONAL DE ECONOMIA MINERA, ESTADISTICA MINERA DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, 1965-79.CUM ITEMS 1-4:BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE, HANNOVER, 1975. CUM ITEM 5: ARGENTINA, MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SECRETARIA DE ESTADO DE MINERIA, 1965-1979.