Zona El Salado

Past Producer in San Juan, Argentina with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000134
MRDS ID AR16067
Record type District
Current site name Zona El Salado
Alternate or previous names Desengano Vein, No Me Olvides Vein, Cielito Vein

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.4162, -29.74746 (WGS84)
Relative position E. SLOPE OF CORDILLERA DE COLANGUIL IN QUEBRADA EL SALADO

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
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.4162, -29.74746

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description FRACTURES N15-40E

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner SAN JUAN MINES ARGENTINE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGEGILLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. II, PP. 538-539. ANGELELLI, V., 1938, ALGUNOS YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA PROVINCIA DE SAN JUAN: BUENOS AIRES, DIRECCION DE MINAS Y GEOLOGIA, BOL. # 46, PP. 7-16. ?, 1992, LA CORDILLERA FRONTAL; DIARIO DE CUYO, 7 DE MAYO DIA DE LA MINERIA, P. 6.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1993 VENABLE, MARGARET U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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