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Cerro Tromen Prospect

Past Producer in Neuquen, Argentina with commodity Sulfur
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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. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005051
MRDS ID AR13027
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Tromen Prospect
Alternate or previous names Maria Angeleica, Ubaldina, Volcan Tromen

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.01891, -37.14195 (WGS84)
Elevation 3980
Relative position 34 KM NNE OF CHOS MALAL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Neuquen(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Neuquen

Comments on the location information

  • ON TOP OF CERRO TROMEN. ANOTHER SIMILAR SITE, CERRO HUAILE, IS LOCATED SLIGHTLY NORTH OF VOLCAN TROMEN, ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF LAGOON- SMALLER AND LOWER GRADE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • VERY PURE- TESTS FOR AS, SE, AND TE WERE NEGATIVE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sulfur Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.01891, -37.14195
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M
    Length 300M
    Width 120M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1939-1942

Production statistics

  • Year 1942
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Sulfur Sulfur 45wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ORE(1) IS FROM VOLCAN TROMEN, ORE(2) IS FROM CERRO HUAILE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 143 P. 86

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., ET. AL., 1976, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION PATAGONIA-CONAHUE: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL 17, P. 33-34.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1993 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

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