Don Pancho, Mina

Occurrence in San Juan, Argentina with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004153
MRDS ID AR00290
Record type Site
Current site name Don Pancho, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.28832, -31.39745 (WGS84)
Elevation 620
Relative position MARAYES 55KM AL W

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina San Juan

Comments on the location information

  • FUENTE DE AGUA PERMANENTE (VERTIENTE PAPAGALLOS) 21 KM POR CAMINO, ALTA TENSION 80KM, MANO DE OBRA DISPONIBLE, FOTO AEREA 222-55-1118

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result AU 0.3 G/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.28832, -31.39745

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bloques Meridionales Escalonados E-W
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fallas Inversas De Alto Angulo

Ore body information

  • General form VETIFORME-LENTICULAR
    Strike N25W
    Dip 80W

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Comments on the geologic information

  • COMPLEJO METAMORFICO PRECAMBRICO INTEGRADO POR ESQUISTOS ANFIBOLICOS Y GRANATIFEROS, GNEISES Y ANFIBOLITAS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer Amado Leiva Y Augusto Maradona

Mining district

District name Marayes

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Amado Leiva Y Augusto Maradona. Calle Saavedra 174 (N), Rivadavia, San Juan

Comments on development

  • SIN INSTALACIONES NI MAQUINARIAS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM, 1986. CARPETA J0012-00. DIR.NAC.DE MINERIA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VETA "DON PANCHO": 15*0.22*15M
Deposit LA OCURRENCIA CARECE DE INTERES POR SUS DIMENSIONES Y LEYES, Y NO JUSTIFICA UNA ESTIMACION PRELIMUNAR EN ESE SENTIDO. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1986 Pelichotti, R. (Hebe Lema) Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina
Updater 01-APR-1993 Diego Silva Nieto Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.