Rio Diamante Group

Past Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodities Silver, Zinc, Copper, Arsenic, Lead
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. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001275
MRDS ID TC00603
Record type District
Current site name Rio Diamante Group
Alternate or previous names Las Picazas Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.83755, -34.56057 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE, ACC TO 5"., ACC TO 5"., ACC TO 5"., ACC TO 5".

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Arsenic Critical Primary
Lead Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.83755, -34.56057

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Year of first production 1877

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 INVESTIGACIONS CIENTIFICOS, P. 506.

Beyond USGS

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