Grupo Minero San Pedro Mines

Occurrence in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Selenium
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. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004713
MRDS ID AR10103
Record type Site
Current site name Grupo Minero San Pedro Mines
Alternate or previous names Maria Ines, Maria Marcela, Luis, San Pedro, San Pedro I, San Pedro Ii, San Pedro Iii

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.66004, -28.47996 (WGS84)
Elevation 3300
Relative position 33 KM NW OF JAGUE

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 CERRO VICUNAS, 5 KM W OF RIO BONETE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Selenium Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Arkose
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.66004, -28.47996

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Los Llantenes

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS, TRENCHES, GALLERIES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. I, PP. 559. 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.