Castano Viejo

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001599
MRDS ID W002077
Record type District
Current site name Castano Viejo
Alternate or previous names San Nicolas-Animas, Compania, San Ignacio

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.7328, -30.84746 (WGS84)

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
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) HYDROTHERMAL

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.7328, -30.84746

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description ZONE OF GREAT FAULTING AND FRACTURING
Type of structure Regional
Structure description N-TRENDING FOLDED AND FAULTED RANGES EAST OF PRINCIPAL CORDILLERA. PAL ROCKS INTRUDED BY INTERMEDIATE TO EELSIC PLUTONS. FAULTS OF 5000-M DISPLACEMENT ON EASTERN FRONTAL CORDILLERA

Controls for ore emplacement

  • INTRUSION OF PORPHYRY DIKES AND ZONE OF STRONG FAULTING

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1863
Year of first production 1956
Year of last production 1964

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., FERNANDEZ LIMA, J. C., HERRERA, A., AND ARISTARAIN, L., 1970, DESCRIPCION DEL MAPA METALOGENETICO DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: DIRRECION NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, P. 119-120, (SPANISH)

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. II, PP. 528-530. ?, 1992, LA CORDILLIERA FRONTAL; IN DIARIO DE CUYO, 7 MAYO DIA DE LA MINERIA, P. 6. ANGELELLI, V., 1938, ALGUNOS YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA PROVINCIA DE SAN JUAN: BUENOS AIRES, DIRECCION DE MINAS Y GEOLOGIA, BOL. #46, PP. 16-29.

  • Deposit

    ROSKILL, 1979, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF LEAD, 2ND EDITION, P. 175.

Beyond USGS

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