Cerro Blanco Group

Past Producer in San Juan, Argentina with commodities Zinc, Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver
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. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001313
MRDS ID TC00807
Record type District
Current site name Cerro Blanco Group
Alternate or previous names Caledonia, Albion, Erin

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.36613, -31.43075 (WGS84)
Relative position ON THE E FLANK OF SIERRA DE LA HUERTA. ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE.

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
Gold Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) PROPYLITIC

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.36613, -31.43075

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name FOLDING
Structure description SMALL FOLDS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Year of first production 1945
Year of last production 1958

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner L.M. PICCARDO Y CIA.
    First year 1945
    Last year 1958

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA 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 INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, P. 433-436.

  • Deposit

    MINING SECRETARY, 1993, DIRECTORY OF MINING AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC: MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND PUBLIC SERVICES, P. 335. CASTRO DE MACHUCA, B., AND BASTIAS, H.E., GEOLOGIA DE UN SECTOR DEL DISTRITO MINERO ,CERRO BLANCO, SIERRA DE LA HUERTA - SAN JUAN, REPUBLICA ARGENTINA.

Beyond USGS

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