Santa Cruz, Castano Viejo, Chacayal, San Alberto, Haydee

Past Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodities Manganese, Lead, Zinc, Iron
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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004975
MRDS ID AR11175
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Cruz, Castano Viejo, Chacayal, San Alberto, Haydee
Alternate or previous names Martha Haydee

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.38276, -35.96415 (WGS84)
Elevation 1600
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 150 KM SOUTH OF SAN RAFAEL, 120 KM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MALARGUE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Coronadite Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Aragonite Gangue
Chalcedony Gangue
Opal Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Agua Escondida Formation; Los Corrales Formation
    Rock description Agua Escondida Formation;Los Corrales Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.38276, -35.96415

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 330M
    Width 3M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Structural And Lithologic

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEINS IN PORPHYRY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1955-1971

Mining district

District name 9 La Escondida

Production statistics

  • Year 1971
    Period 1955-1971
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 39wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FROM SANTA CRUZ.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1965
    Total resources 14840000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 15.5 wt-pct Manganese Major 1965
    Iron Fe 26.9 wt-pct Iron Major 1965

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES FROM CASTRANO VIEJO.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 170M

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. 1, P. 352-354

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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