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Volcan Orero 1, Cooper

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004951
MRDS ID AR11144
Record type Site
Current site name Volcan Orero 1, Cooper
Alternate or previous names Volcan Orero 2, Cooper

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.06616, -34.54747 (WGS84)
Elevation 4500
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 112 KM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF MALARGUE.

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

  • COORDINATES FOR VOLCAN OVERO, COOPER IS 10 KM SOUTHEAST OF OVERO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Trachyandesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.06616, -34.54747
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M
    Length 700M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1942
Production years 1942-1975

Mining district

District name 1 El Sosneado, San Rafael

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sominar Soc. Min, Argentina

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: "REFINERY" ALONG RIO ATUEL- UPGRADE TO 99.5% S THROUGH FLOATATION AND FUSION. ORE TRANSPORTED BY CABLECAR. 60 T/DAY CAPACITY IN PLANT. MINE ONLY WORKS 3-4 MONTHS/YR DUE TO CLIMATE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., ET.AL., 1983, 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. 38

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FUMEROLE. IMPREGNATION OF TRACHYANDESITE. SURFACE AREA 11.5 HA.

Reporter information

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

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