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Pedro Nicolas Prospect

Occurrence in Salta, Argentina with commodity Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005263
MRDS ID AR15054
Record type Site
Current site name Pedro Nicolas Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.89359, -25.54081 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Comments on the location information

  • IN VALLE DE TONCO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnotite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 204
USGS model code 30c
Deposit model name Sandstone U

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Salta Group
    Rock description Salta Gp
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.89359, -25.54081
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 180M
    Length 700M
    Width 300M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name San Carlos

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Comision Nacional De Energia Atomica

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1300M
    Overall depth 180M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TURNER, JCM, 1964, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA MOJA 7C-NEVADA DE CACHI: DNGM BOL. 99, P. 78 ANGELELLI, V, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, CIC, P. 595-596

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Long, Kr U.S. Geological Survey

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

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