Catamarca
Producer

El Progreso Argentino Mine

Catamarca, Argentina
Tin
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Commodities
PrimaryTin
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlUp To 25 Faults A Few Meters Apart
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Andesite
Associated rockPhyllite,Schist,Granite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1921-
Identification
Deposit ID10100584
MRDS IDAR01079
Alternate namesPorvenir Argentino Elvira, La Nieve, Las Champas
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-27.65413, -67.33695
References
ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. I, P. 228-230. MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN, 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIACIMRI