Cantera Loncopan Mine

Occurrence in Chubut, Argentina with commodity Limestone, General
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004339
MRDS ID AR03003
Record type Site
Current site name Cantera Loncopan Mine
Alternate or previous names Labeled Puesto Loncopan On Geologic Map

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.80804, -44.67438 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 KM E OF ALDEA APELEG

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chubut(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Chubut

Comments on the location information

  • ON THE BORDER OF THE STREAM ARROYO APELEG

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.80804, -44.67438

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1M
    Length 60M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1955

Comments on development

  • WAS EXPLORED IN THE 1950'S, NO LONGER ACTIVE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL.204 P.82

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TOTAL THICKNESS OF STRATA UP TO 6M.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1950'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1992 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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