Cerro Salinas

Producer in San Juan, Argentina with commodity Limestone, General

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10005615
MRDS ID	AR16176
Record type	Site
Current site name	Cerro Salinas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-68.68279, -32.19274 (WGS84)
Elevation	700
Location accuracy	10000(meters)
Relative position	13 KM SW OF RETANITO.

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
Limestone, General	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

LOCAL PRODUCTION OF LIME- HIGH QUALITY, VERY LOW MG CONTENT.

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-68.68279, -32.19274	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

Strike BEDS N 10 E

Dip E

Strike	BEDS N 10 E
Dip	E

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No
Production years	1903-PRESENT

Comments on the workings information

2 PITS, ONE ON NORTH END, ONE ON SOUTH.

Comments on development

ECON.COM: 3 KILNS.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	AR16176

Bibliographic references

Deposit

HARRINGTON, H. J., 1971, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 22C, RAMBLON; BUENOS AIRES , DIR. NAC. DE GEOL. Y MINERIA, BOL. 114, P. 77-78
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-SEP-93	Venable, Margaret	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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