El Morado

Past Producer in San Juan, Argentina with commodities Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000143
MRDS ID AR16085
Record type District
Current site name El Morado

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.58274, -31.01415 (WGS84)
Relative position W FLANK OF SIERRA DE LA HUERTA

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
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.58274, -31.01415

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name Anticline
Structure description DEPOSIT ON NE LIMB OF BROAD NW ANTICLINE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithologic contact

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1860

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. II, P. 436-439. MIRRE, JUAN CARLOS, 1976, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 14E, VALLE FERTIL, PROVINCIAS DE SAN JUAN Y LA RIOJA; BUENOS AIRES, SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL, P. 59-60.

Beyond USGS

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