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Cerro De La Cal, Cerro Blanco

Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodity Limestone, General
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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. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004942
MRDS ID AR11129
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro De La Cal, Cerro Blanco
Alternate or previous names Cerro La Cal

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.79946, -32.71413 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 20 KM NORTH OF MENDOZA.

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

  • CERRO BLANCO SOUTH OF CERRO DE LA CAL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PORTLAND CEMENT

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name San Juan Formation
    Rock description San Juan Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.79946, -32.71413
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 20-30 E
    Dip 50 E
    Thickness 0.5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1970'S

Mining district

District name 28

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Corcemar S.A., Juan Minetti S.A. (Cerro Blanco)

Comments on the production information

  • 1 AND 2 ARE DATA FOR CERRO CAL, 3 IS DATA FOR CERRO BLANCO.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 160M
    Overall width 110M

Comments on the workings information

  • 60-80 M HEIGHT.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: PORTLAND CEMENT PLANT IN CAPDEVILLA, 3 KM SOUTH. MILL CAPACITY OF CAPDEVILLA: 210,000 MT/YR, PANQUGUA: 340,000 MT/YR.

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. 194-95

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1993 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

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