Cantera Tres Lagunas Mine

Prospect 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004340
MRDS ID AR03004
Record type Site
Current site name Cantera Tres Lagunas Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.78499, -44.41659 (WGS84)
Relative position 22 KM SSE 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

  • 4 KM SE OF CERRO COLORADO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Rock unit name Tres Lagunas Formation
    Rock description Tres Lagunas Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.78499, -44.41659

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years -1977

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: THE PIT WAS CLOSED AROUND THE MIDDLE OF 1977 DUE TO LOW QUALITY OF LIMESTONE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL.204 P.81-82

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

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.