Del Carmen

Prospect in San Juan, Argentina with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134186
MAS/MILS ID 3570330004
Record type Site
Current site name Del Carmen

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -69.89951, -29.99745 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

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
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -69.89951, -29.99745

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on exploration

  • EXPLORATION WORK INCLUDED ROAD CONSTUCTION AND A 7-HOLE, 1,250-M DRILLING PROGRAM.

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Barrick Gold Corp. (American Barrick Resources Corp.)
    Interest 60
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Argentina Gold
    Interest 40
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, JUN 26, 2995, PP B14-15.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATED 300 KM NW OF CITY OF SAN JUAN. IT IS JUST NORTH OF RIO FRIO AND ACROSS THE BORDER FROM EL INDIO GOLD MINE IN CHILE. PHONED BARRICK ARGENTINA OFFICE FOR LOCATION; SPOKE W/ MANAGER, DAVID HEBERLEIN, 5/2/96 (TEL: 54 64 274 239)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-MAY-96 Clarke, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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