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Cerro Blanco

Producer in San Juan, Argentina with commodity Sodium
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  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. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005579
MRDS ID AR16127
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Blanco
Alternate or previous names Other Mines: Sulfatera De Rosario & La Argentina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.06615, -30.26413 (WGS84)
Relative position 10 KM SE OF RODEO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina San Juan

Comments on the location information

  • W FLANK OF PRECORDILLERA, LA ARGENTINA IS 10 KM SOUTH, & LA SULFATERA DE ROSARIO IS 5 KM NORTH

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sodium Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NA2SO4 91.8%; K2SO4 4.6%; CASO4 2.1%; MGSO4 0.7%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Estratos Calchaquies
    Rock description Estratos Calchaquies
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.06615, -30.26413
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S
    Dip 15W
    Thickness 0.08M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Evaporitic Basins - Playa Lakes

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1944-1971, 1980'S ?

Production statistics

  • Year 1971
    Period 1944-1971
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major NaSO4 Salt Sodium 86wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., ET. AL., 1980, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION CENTRO CUYO: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 19, P. 127. FURQUE, GUILLERMO, 1979, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 18 C, JACHAL, PROV. DE SAN JUAN: SERV. GEOL., NAC. BOL. 164, BUENOS AIRES, P. 64-68

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI, 1980, P. 127.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NASO4 FORMS 1-10 CM INTERBEDS IN THE 70-75 CM INTERVAL, COMPRISING ABOUT HALF OF IT ALTOGETHER ALL DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION DATA FOR CERRO BLANC.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1993 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

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