Santisteban Quarry

Past Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodities Stone, Crushed/Broken, Dolomite
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004701
MRDS ID AR10089
Record type Site
Current site name Santisteban Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.59476, -29.10913 (WGS84)
Relative position 35 KM WSW OF VILLA CASTELLI

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 UMANGO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary
Dolomite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Dolomite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eoarchean
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.59476, -29.10913

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Quebrada De Chorillos

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Geberovich Hnos.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 10M
    Overall depth 3M
    Overall width 7M
  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 17M
    Overall depth 16M
    Overall width 11M

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO WORKINGS EXIST

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. 164-165. MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1967, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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