Agua Del Toro

Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004937
MRDS ID AR11124
Record type Site
Current site name Agua Del Toro

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.09113, -34.5808 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 60 KM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF SAN RAFAEL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Comments on the location information

  • CONFLUENCE OF RIO DIAMANTE AND ARROYO HANDO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • DAM CONSTRUCTION

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gravel Ore
Sand Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.09113, -34.5808

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1975

Mining district

District name 11

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Paredile Argentina Saic

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., ET.AL., 1980, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION CENTRO CUYO: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 19, P. 174

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-93 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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