Santa Elena

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000138
MRDS ID AR16074
Record type District
Current site name Santa Elena
Alternate or previous names Alcaparrosa, Alta, Diagonal

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.49946, -31.24745 (WGS84)
Relative position ALONG QUEBRADA DE LA ALCAPARROSA, IN CERRO ALCAPARROSA, NEAR KM 128 OF ROUTE 20.

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
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Arsenic Critical Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) PROPYLITIC
  • (Local) CARBONATIZATION

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.49946, -31.24745

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner TOMBA-BELELLI SRL

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. 535-536. MINING SECRETARY, 1993, DIRECTORY OF MINING AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC; MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND PUBLIC SERVICES, P. 336.

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.