U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Legend U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1375 The “Year” field establishes the year for which the data were reported in Minerals Yearbook, Volume III. -- Area Reports: Table 1 Mineral Industries of Latin America and Canada . The “Status” field separates the active facilities from those planned or recently Mineral Facilities of Latin America and Canada closed. The site coordinates in degree decimal notation are a conversion from latitude and longitude. Coordinates reflect the This table describes map positions for the structure of the mineral most precise data available. industry map of Latin America and Canada. This includes country, location and facility names, facility types, latitudes, longitudes, mineral t: metric tons kg: kilograms /yr: per year /day: per day commodities, mining methods, recent ownership by largest shareholder(s), status, capacity, and units. Facility identification DD: Decimal degrees --: Not applicable NA: Not available numbers (position) are listed by country alphabetically; within the DRI: Direct reduced iron country range they are listed alphabetically by commodity. U: Underground mine S: Surface mine By Rachel Bernstein, Mike Eros, and Meliany Quintana-Velázquez Combined production: the capacity reflects total output of two or more facilities. Positions of individual facilities are noted where Primary Contact: Yolanda Fong-Sam applicable; otherwise, the number of facilities contributing to the output is noted. [email protected] Ph: (703) 648-7756 Fax: (703) 648-7737 United States Geological Survey 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr. Reston, VA 20192 Positon Year Country Location And Facility Name Facility Latitude Longitude DD Latitude DD Commodity Mining Main Operating Company Status Capacity Units Notes Type Longitude Method 1 2004 Argentina Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province Smelter 42° 46' 00" S 65° 03' 00" W -42.7667 -65.0500 Aluminum -- Aluminio Argentino S.A.I.C. (government: Active 275 thousand t/yr -- 52.1%, private: 47.9%) 2 2004 Argentina El Porvenir Mine and Plant, Jujuy Mine 23° 52' 00" S 66° 51' 03" W -23.8667 -66.8508 Boron S Borax Argentina S.A. (Rio Tinto Borax: Active 307 thousand t/yr -- Province 100%) 3 2004 Argentina Sije and Tincalayu Mines and Mine and 24° 55' 00" S 65° 39' 10" W -24.9167 -65.6528 Boron S Borax Argentina S.A. (Rio Tinto Borax: Active 308 thousand t/yr -- plants, Campo Quijano refinery, Plant 100%) Salta Province 4 2004 Argentina Salta Province Plant 24° 47' 00" S 65° 25' 00" W -24.7833 -65.4167 Boron -- Norquímica S.A. Active 5 (boric acid) thousand t/yr -- 5 2004 Argentina Plant at Papalá Plant 24° 15' 07" S 65° 13' 35" W -24.2519 -65.2264 Boron -- Procesadora de Boratos S.A. (Ferro Corp., Active NA -- -- U.S.A., and JEM Resources, Canada) 6 2004 Argentina Loma Blanca, Jujuy Province Mine 22° 30' 01" S 66° 30' 02" W -22.5003 -66.5006 Boron S Procesadora de Boratos S.A. (Ferro Corp., Active 36 thousand t/yr -- U.S.A., and JEM Resources, Canada) 7 2004 Argentina Pastos Grandes, Salta Province Mine 24° 26' 59" S 66° 42' 00" W -24.4497 -67.3333 Boron S Ulex S.A. (private: 100%) Active 2 (crude thousand t/yr -- minerals) 8 2004 Argentina Olavarría plant in Buenos Aires Plant 36° 54' 01" S 60° 17' 00" W -36.9003 -60.2833 Cement -- Cementos Avellaneda, S.A. (Corporaciόn Active 2,800 thousand t/yr combined production for Province Uniland S.A. and C. Molins International (cement), 220 positions 8-9 S.A.) (lime) 9 2004 Argentina La Caldera plant, San Luis Province Plant 24° 36' 00" S 65° 23' 00" W -25.2000 -65.7000 Cement -- Cementos Avellaneda, S.A. (Corporaciόn Active 2,800 thousand t/yr combined production for Uniland S.A. and C. Molins International (cement), 220 positions 8-9 S.A.) (lime) 10 2004 Argentina Buenos Aires Province Plant 34° 52' 44" S 58° 26' 36" W -34.8789 -58.4433 Cement -- Cementos Loma Negra C.I.A.S.A. (private: Active 6,000 thousand t/yr combined production for 100%) positions 10-16 11 2004 Argentina Córdoba Province Plant 31° 24' 00" S 64° 11' 00" W -31.4000 -64.1833 Cement -- Cementos Loma Negra C.I.A.S.A. (private: Active 6,000 thousand t/yr combined production for 100%) positions 10-16 12 2004 Argentina Corrientes Province Plant 27° 28' 00" S 58° 50' 00" W -27.4667 -58.8333 Cement -- Cementos Loma Negra C.I.A.S.A. (private: Active 6,000 thousand t/yr combined production for 100%) positions 10-16 13 2004 Argentina Salta Province Plant 24° 47' 00" S 65° 25' 00" W -24.7833 -65.4167 Cement -- Cementos Loma Negra C.I.A.S.A. (private: Active 6,000 thousand t/yr combined production for 100%) positions 10-16 14 2004 Argentina Salta Juan Province Plant 31° 32' 15" S 68° 32' 11" W -31.5375 -68.5364 Cement -- Cementos Loma Negra C.I.A.S.A. (private: Active 6,000 thousand t/yr combined production for 100%) positions 10-16 15 2004 Argentina Mendoza Province Plant 32° 53' 00" S 68° 49' 00" W -32.8833 -68.8167 Cement -- Cementos Loma Negra C.I.A.S.A. (private: Active 6,000 thousand t/yr combined production for 100%) positions 10-16 16 2004 Argentina Jujuy Provinces Plant 24° 11' 00" S 65° 18' 00" W -24.1833 -65.3001 Cement -- Cementos Loma Negra C.I.A.S.A. (private: Active 6,000 thousand t/yr combined production for 100%) positions 10-16 17 2004 Argentina Santa Cruz Province Plant 50° 01' 00" S 68° 39' 05" W -50.0167 -68.6514 Cement -- Empresa Petroquímica Comodoro Active 300 thousand t/yr -- Rivadavia, S.A 18 2004 Argentina Río Turbio, Santa Cruz Province Mine 51° 32' 00" S 72° 17' 58" W -51.5333 -72.2994 Coal U Yacimientos Carbonífero Río Turbio S.A. Active 210 thousand t/yr -- (private: 100%) 19 2004 Argentina Bajo de La Alumbrera Mine, Belén Mine 27° 39' 00" S 67° 02' 00" W -27.6500 -67.0333 Copper and S Minera Alumbrera Ltd. (Xstrata plc: 50%, Active 200 (copper), t/yr (copper), -- Department, Catamarca Province gold Wheaton River Minerals Ltd.: 37.5%, 22,000 (gold) kg/yr (gold) Northern Orion Resources Inc.: 12.5%) 20 2005 Argentina Valadero Mine in San Juan Mine 29° 21' 00" S 69° 59' 00" W -29.3500 -69.9833 Gold and silver S Barrick Gold Corp. (100%) Active 21,800 (gold) kg/yr -- Province 21 2004 Argentina Cerro Vanguardia Mine, 80km SW Mine 48° 26' 00" S 68° 58' 00" W -48.4333 -68.9667 Gold and silver S Cerro Vanguardia S.A. (AngloGold Limited: Active 10,000 (gold), kg/yr -- of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Province 92.5%, Government of Santa Cruz Provinc:, 100,000 7.5%) (silver) 22 2004 Argentina Various in Jujuy Province Mine 24° 11' 00" S 65° 18' 00" W -24.1833 -65.3001 Gold and silver NA Small mining operations and cooperatives Active 5,000 (silver) kg/yr -- (private: 100%) 23 2004 Argentina Farallón, Catamarca Province Mine 26° 04' 00" S 67° 25' 00" W -26.0667 -67.4167 Gold and silver U Yacimientos Mineros de Agua de Dionisio Active 4,600 (gold), kg/yr combined production for (government: 100%) 50,000 (silver) positions 23-27 24 2004 Argentina Hualfín, Catamarca Province Mine 27° 14' 00" S 66° 50' 00" W -27.2333 -66.8333 Gold and silver S Yacimientos Mineros de Agua de Dionisio Active 4,600 (gold), kg/yr combined production for (government: 100%) 50,000 (silver) positions 23-27 25 2004 Argentina Belén, Catamarca Province Mine 27° 39' 00" S 67° 02' 00" W -27.6500 -67.0333 Gold and silver S Yacimientos Mineros de Agua de Dionisio Active 4,600 (gold), kg/yr combined production for (government: 100%) 50,000 (silver) positions 23-27 26 2004 Argentina Plant Nos.1 and 3, Buenos Aires Plant 34° 33' 00" S 58° 41' 00" W -34.5500 -58.6833 Iron and steel -- Acindar Industria Argentina de Aceros S.A. Active 1,500 (steel), thousand t/yr combined production for Province (private: 100%) 1,000 (DRI) positions 23-27 27 2004 Argentina Plant No. 2, near Río Paraná, Santa Plant 31° 49' 00" S 60° 50' 00" W -31.8167 -60.8333 Iron and steel -- Acindar Industria Argentina de Aceros S.A. Active 1,500 (steel), thousand t/yr combined production for Fe Province (private: 100%) 1,000 (DRI) positions 23-27 28 2004 Argentina 7 kilometers from San Nicolás de Plant 33° 19' 49" S 60° 13' 37" W -33.3303 -60.2269 Iron and steel -- Siderar S.A.I.C. (Techint Group: 53%, Active 2,600 (steel), thousand t/yr -- los Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province Inversora Siderúrgica Argentina, S.A.: 11%, 1,100 (pig iron) Usiminas: 5%, Compahnia Vale do Rio Doce, 5%) 29 2004 Argentina Buenos Aires Province Plant 34° 33' 00" S 58° 41' 00" W -34.5500 -58.6833 Iron and steel -- Siderca S.A.I.C. (Techint Group) Active 900 (steel), 670 thousand t/yr -- (DRI) 30 2004 Argentina Refinería Aguilar, Palpalá Industrial Refinery 24° 15' 00" S 65° 12' 04" W -24.2500 -65.2010 Lead and silver -- Cía. Minera Aguilar S.A. (owned by Cía. Active 15 (lead), thousand t/yr -- Park, Jujuy Province Minera del Sur) (private: 100%) 18,000 (silver) (lead), kg/yr (silver) 31 2004 Argentina Estación Tres Cruces, El Aguilar, Mine 27° 11' 50" S 68° 47' 00" W -27.1972 -68.7833 Lead, silver, U Cía.