La Rioja
Past Producer

La Encrucijada Mine

La Rioja, Argentina
CopperSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockPhyllite,Schist · Negro Peinado Formation
Associated rockGranite · Nunorco Batholith
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10004669
MRDS IDAR10049
Alternate namesCaldera, San Isidro
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-28.98634, -67.69973
References
MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1967, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GIOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA.ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. I P. 147.JUAN CARLOS M. TURNER, 1971, DNGM BOL. 126, P. 81.SCHALAMUK, I.B., AND LOGAN, M.A.V., 1994, POLYMETALLIC AG-TE BEARING PARAGENESIS OF THE CERRO NEGRO DISTRICT, FAMATINA RANGE, LA RIOJA, ARGENTINA: CANADIAN MINERALOGIST, V. 32, P. 667-679.CIMRI