Turo Mine

Past Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005265
MRDS ID AR15056
Record type Site
Current site name Turo Mine
Alternate or previous names Lola

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.70498, -25.09749 (WGS84)
Elevation 3100
Relative position 20 KM N85W OF CHICOANA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Prigua Formation
    Rock description Prigua Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.70498, -25.09749

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO ADITS, 60 M AND 8 M LONG

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ M., O.J., 1960, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 8E CHICOANA: DNGM BOL. 89, P. 46 RICCI, S.M., 1973, MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE SALTA Y JUJUY, MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA; REPUBLICA ARGENTINA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FRACTURE FILLINGS AND BEDDING-PLANE VEINLETS ALONG CONTACT BETWEEN SANDSTONE AND CARBONATE

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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