El Fortin, El Rincon & Others

Producer in San Juan, Argentina with commodity Calcium
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005588
MRDS ID AR16137
Record type Site
Current site name El Fortin, El Rincon & Others

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.79947, -32.08079 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Relative position 20 KM SW OF LOS BERROS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina San Juan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Calcium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name San Juan Formation
    Rock description San Juan Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.79947, -32.08079

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW,E
    Dip 80NE, 60N
    Length 200M
    Width 5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1960-PRESENT

Mining district

District name Los Berros/Cordon Pedernal

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Zifar S.A.

Production statistics

  • Year 1960
    Period 1960-?
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor MgO Ore Magnesite Magnesium 1wt-pct
  • Year 1980
    Period 1980-?
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CaO Calcium Calcium 53wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • (1) EL FORTIN; (2) EL RINCON

Comments on the workings information

  • EL FORTIN = SURFACE, EL RINCON = BOTH SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND

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. 60

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI, 1980, P. 60.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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