Canada Honda

Producer in San Luis, Argentina with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10110048
MRDS ID TC00686
Record type Site
Current site name Canada Honda

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.04938, -32.83078 (WGS84)
Elevation 1600
Relative position 60 KM NE OF SAN LUIS, 70 KM NW OF LA TOMA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Luis(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina San Luis

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PIECES WEIGHING UP TO 44 G. THE DISCOVERY OF A 700 G PIECE HAS BEEN MENTIONED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Garnet Gangue
Ilmenite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Pegmatite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Schist Gangue

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE GRADE IS 2-4 G/CU M AU

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.04938, -32.83078

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 1700M
    Width 400M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL. II: BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, P. 393-704.

  • Deposit

    HOSKOLD, H. D., 1904, OFFICIAL REPORT UPON THE MINES, MINING, METALLURGY, AND MINING LAWS ETC., OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC: MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES, NATIONAL SECTION OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, BUENOS AIRES, SOUTH AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, 474P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI, 1984, P. 450

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IRREGULAR DISTRIBUTION; 15-25 FT OF OVERBURDEN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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