Tres Picos District

Occurrence in Neuquen, Argentina with commodity Fire Clay (Refractory)
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090362
MRDS ID AR13215
Record type Site
Current site name Tres Picos District
Alternate or previous names Mines: San Dionisio, Oscar Alberto, Raquelo, La Carolina, Hector Daniel

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.20782, -39.60589 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 38 KM NNW OF JUNIN DE LOS ANDES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Neuquen(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Neuquen

Comments on the location information

  • AREA IS 6 KM BY 6 KM, 3 GROUPS OF MINES OR PROSPECTS. COORDINATES FOR NORTHERNMOST MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolinite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.20782, -39.60589

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO, PROVINCIA DEL NEUQUEN , 1970-1971

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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