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Paschinango Quarry

Past Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Diatomite
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004687
MRDS ID AR10073
Record type Site
Current site name Paschinango Quarry
Alternate or previous names Arca De Noe, Bernardo, German, Morena, Susy, Angelita, May Be Adela

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.5961, -28.65078 (WGS84)
Relative position 14 KM SW OF TINOCAN, 3 KM W OF VILLA MAZAN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Comments on the location information

  • IN SIERRA DE MAZAN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MATERIAL IS WASHED AND PROCESSED IN NEARBY PLANT (MERBIL S.R.L.).

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Diatomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.5961, -28.65078
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5.5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1945

Mining district

District name Tinocan

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Merbil S.R.L.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Moreno, Ramon E. Y Socio, Dianor S.A.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • IMPORTANT PROSPECTIVE RESERVES

Comments on development

  • ; MILL.CAP : 1,000 TPA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHALAMUK, I., ET. AL., 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 20, PP. 114-115. MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1962, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. DIRECTORY OF MINING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC, MINING SECRETARY; MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND PUBLIC SERVICES, P. 198.

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF MINING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC, MINING SECRETARY; MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND PUBLIC SERVICES, P. 198.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    SCHALAMUK, I., ET. AL., 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 20, P. 115. DIRECTORY OF MINING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC, MINING SECRETARY; MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND PUBLIC SERVICES, P. 198.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AREA SIZE ESTIMATED 15,700 SQ. METERS
Deposit RECORD # AR10069 BY THIERNO SOW HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THIS RECORD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1994 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 02-SEP-1994 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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