La Estancia

Producer in San Luis, Argentina with commodities Gold, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004118
MRDS ID AR00197
Record type Site
Current site name La Estancia
Alternate or previous names Nueva Carolina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.03938, -32.78912 (WGS84)
Elevation 1200
Relative position 85 KM NW DE LA TOMA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Luis(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina San Luis

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESO BUENO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA VINCULADA A INTRUSIVOS ANDESITICOS TERCIARIOS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Analytical data

Result AU 4.9 G/TN, AG 199 G/TN, ZN 12.4

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.03938, -32.78912

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fracturas Submeridiamas Que Limitan Bloques Volcados

Ore body information

  • General form VETIFORME
    Strike EW
    Dip 80S

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RECURSOS: 303.180 TN ROCA
  • RESERVAS TOTALES: 425.550 TN ROCA
  • RESERVAS: 123.000 TN ROCA

Comments on development

  • UN SOCAVON DE UNOS 300M DE LARGO, DOS PIQUES DE 30 M, VARIAS LABORES SUPERFICIALES ; ECON.COM: SE ESTABLECE LA PREFACTIBILIDAD DEL PROYECTO EN TRES ETAPAS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM 1985 CARPETA D-0002-00. DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA. (INEDITO)

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM 1986 CARPETA D-0002-01. DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA (INEDITO)

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., FERNANDEZ LIMA J.C., ARISTARAIN, L. (1970) DESCRIPCION DEL MAPA METALOGENETICO DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA. ANALES XV. SECRETARIA DE MINERIA.

  • Reserve-Resource

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM 1985

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VETA LA ESTANCIA: 1000M*0.31M*200M; CENTRO SUR: 300M*0.31M*200M; SUR: 200M*0.31M*200M

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1985 Rojo, Carlos A. Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina
Updater 01-DEC-1992 Martinez, Hector (Nieto, Diego Silva) Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina

Beyond USGS

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