Catua

Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodity Diatomite
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. Ownership information
  9. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001302
MRDS ID TC00678
Record type District
Current site name Catua
Alternate or previous names La Andina, Viviana

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.99945, -23.9975 (WGS84)
Relative position ACCESS VIA NATIONAL ROUTE 51 FOR 3 KM THEN 3 KM BY TRAIL TOWARD THE NW

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.99945, -23.9975

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner CATUA S.A.
    Year 1980

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

    SCHALAMUK, ISIDORO, FERNANDEZ, RAUL, AND ETCHEVERRY, RICARDO, 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS DE MINERALES NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: BUENOS AIRES, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES XX, 196 P.

Beyond USGS

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