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Bardas Blancas

Occurrence in Mendoza, Argentina with commodity Limestone, High Calcium
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  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. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090321
MRDS ID AR11131
Record type Site
Current site name Bardas Blancas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.8328, -35.88082 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Relative position 45-50 KM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MALARGUE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Comments on the location information

  • NORTH AND SOUTH OF BARDAS BLANCAS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, High Calcium Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LOW QUALITY

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Calizas Del Calabozo Formation;
    Rock description Calizas Del Calabozo Formation;
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.8328, -35.88082
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S
    Dip 30-55 E
    Length 5000M
    Width 35M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1972

Mining district

District name 4 And 5- Malargue Sur And Rio Grande

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Total resources 12501330000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Limestone, High Calcium CaCo3 97.4 wt-pct Limestone Major 1972

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PTENTIAL ORE(2)

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. 195-95.

  • Deposit

    DESSARTI, R. N., 1973, DESCRIPTION GEOLOGIA DE LA HOJA 29B, BARDAS BLANCAS; BUENOS AIRES, SNMG, BOL. 139, P. 56.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANGELELLI, 1980, P. 146.

Reporter information

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

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