La Zapatina, El Porron, Kera, La Hortensia, Refugio, Sara

Past Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodity Clay
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004960
MRDS ID AR11154
Record type Site
Current site name La Zapatina, El Porron, Kera, La Hortensia, Refugio, Sara

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.09947, -33.48079 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 KM NORTHWEST AND NORTH OF TUNUYAN.

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

  • ALONG ARROYO ZAPATINA, OTHER MINES LISTED ARE LOCATED 10 KM EAST-NORTHEAST OF LA ZAPATINA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.09947, -33.48079

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip HORIZONTAL
    Thickness 3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name 16, 17

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner El Palmar Mendoza S.A.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 500M
    Overall width 200M

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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