Producer

Farallon Negro

Bahamas, the
ManganeseSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryManganese
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsAnkerite, Aragonite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Jasper, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Silver
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1980
Discovery year1938
Identification
Deposit ID10230070
RegionCR
Data scoreC
Coordinates-27.41416, -66.74944
References
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, IN LATIN AMERICA:ARGENTINA: V. 179, NO. 3, 1978, P. 243.MINING MAGAZINE, ARGENTINE MINING PLANS: V. 138, NO. 2,1978, P. 143.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, THIS MONTH IN MINING: NEWAND EXPANDING MINES AND PLANTS: V. 179, NO. 3, 1978,P. 39.BOWEN, R., AND GUNATILAKA, A., 1977, COPPER: ITS GEOLOGYAND ECONOMICS: NEW YORK, JOHN WILEY AND SONS, INC.,CORETLEZZI, CESAR., LOS YACIMIENTOS DE MANGANESO DE LAREPUBLICA ARGENTINA, II CONGRESO IBERO-AMERICAO DEGEOLOGICA ECONOMICA, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, 1975,PP. 215-235.NATIONAL MATERIALS ADVISORY BOARD, MANGANESE RESERVES ANDRESOURCES OF THE WORLD AND THEIR INDUSTRIALAPPLICATIONS. WASHINGTON, 1981, P. 273.MINING MAGAZINE, AUG 1981, PP 75-77"THE FARALLON NEGRO DEPOSIT, ARGENTINA"GOLDER ASSOCIATES PROFILE REPORT. FARALLON NEGRO, NOV. 1981.COPY ON FILE AT U. S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS AVAILABILITYFIELD OFFICE, DENVER, CO 80225.AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUN 93,P. 43.