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San Eduardo, Sto. Tomas

Past Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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 10004995
MRDS ID AR11198
Record type Site
Current site name San Eduardo, Sto. Tomas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.39387, -35.3572 (WGS84)
Elevation 1250
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 75 KM SOUTH 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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 100 G/MT SILVER IN GALENA.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Huincan
    Rock description Huincan

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.39387, -35.3572
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 45M
    Width 1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name 9 El Nevado

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Freitas Casas

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 84M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NUNEZ, ENRIQUE, 1979, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 28D, ESTACION SOITUE; BUENOS AIRES, SECRETARIA DE ESTADO DE MINERIA, BOL. 166, P. 44

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.

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