Unnamed Pit

Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005278
MRDS ID AR15074
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.61609, -24.91416 (WGS84)
Relative position 30 KM NW OF ROSARIO DE LERMA, AT CAMPO QUIJANO

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

  • NEAR CAMPO QUIJANO GRAVEYARD, ON THE LEFT BANK OF RIO ROSARIO ON QUIEBRADA DEL TORO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gravel Ore
Sand Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.61609, -24.91416

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Horminor

Comments on development

  • ; MILL.CAP : 100 CU M/DAY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHALAMUK, I, AND OTHERS, 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS DE MINERALES NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICCCION DE LA REGION NGA: DNGM ANALES 20, P. 148

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit POORLY SORTED FLUVIAL GRAVEL OF SUBROUNDED CLASTS OF SLATE, SCHIST, AND QUARTZITE (COARSE PEPPLE TO BOULDER IN SIZE) WITH A VARIABLE AMOUNT OF SAND-LIME MATRIX

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.