Unnamed Pit

Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10106629
MRDS ID	AR15076
Record type	Site
Current site name	Unnamed Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-65.61609, -24.91416 (WGS84)
Relative position	30 KM NW ROSARIO DE LERMA, 3 KM NW OF CAMPO QUIJANO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Argentina	Salta

Comments on the location information

ON THE RIO ROSARIO RIVERBED IN QUEBRADA DEL TORO

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Gravel	Ore
Sand	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-65.61609, -24.91416	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Ownership information

Type Owner-Operator

Owner Giacomo Fasio

Type	Owner-Operator
Owner	Giacomo Fasio

Comments on development

ECON.COM: PRODUCED FOR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES OF ONE FIRM GIACOMO FASIO ; MILL.CAP : 20 CU M/DAY

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	AR15076

Bibliographic references

Deposit

REINALDO V., C., 1956, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 7D, ROSARIO DE LERMA: DNGM BOL. 84, P. 61 SCHALAMUK, I, AND OTHERS, 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS DE MINERALES NOMETALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICAION DE LA REGION NOA: DNGM ANALES 20, P. 148
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	POORLY SORTED FLUVIAL GRAVEL WITH SUBROUNDED CLASTS OF SLATE, SCHIST, AND QUARTZITE (COURSE PEBBLE TO BOULDER IN SIZE) WITH A VARIABLE AMOUNT OF SAND-LIME MATRIX

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-NOV-1992	Long, Kr	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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