Carmen Alto, Mina

Occurrence in San Juan, Argentina with commodities Lead, 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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004155
MRDS ID AR00292
Record type Site
Current site name Carmen Alto, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.23476, -31.59496 (WGS84)
Elevation 2850
Relative position BARREAL 28KM POR CAMINO CONSOLIDADO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina San Juan

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESO BUENO, MANO DE OBRA DISPONIBLE, ALTA TENSION EN BOCA MINA, RELIEVE SUAVE, CLIMA BUENO (PERMITE TRABAJAR TODO EL ANO). FOTOS AEREAS NO. L 6904/5 - 19 Y 20.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ESCASO MUESTREO MINERALOGICO. LEYES MEDIAS ESTIMADAS DEBIDO A LA POCA CONFIABILIDAD DE LOS ANALISIS QUIMICOS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitizacion ?

Analytical data

Result AG 53 G/TN, PB 3%, ZN 2%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Rock unit name Formation Cerro Los Puentes
    Rock description Formation Cerro Los Puentes
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.23476, -31.59496

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bloques Meridionales
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fallas N-S Subverticales, Inversas, Con Grandes Rechazos

Ore body information

  • General form VETIFORME
    Strike N 10 W
    Dip 70 E

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Comments on the geologic information

  • EL METAMORFISMO DE LA FM DON POLO ES REGIONAL DE BAJO GRADO

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1864
Discoverer Domingo F. Sarmiento

Mining district

District name Tontal

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sucesion Santos Laspina

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVAS TOTALES: 24.000 TN

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 6HA

Comments on the workings information

  • EN LA ESTRUCTURA PRINCIPAL SE HA REALIZADO UN CORTAVETA YNUMEROSAS LABORES SOBREVETA: CHIMENEAS, GALERIAS, BUZONES, CHIFLONES, PIQUES, NIVELES Y SUBNIVELES.

Comments on development

  • EXPLOTACION A RAJO ABIERTO Y POR REALCE EN SECTORES. SIN CAMPAMENTOS, NI MAQUINARIA. ; TOTAL$: 0.4 ; ECON.COM: LA INVERSION ESTIMADA DEBERA PRORRATEARSE CON LOS OTROS YACIMIENTOS DEL DISTRITO MINERO TONTAL QUE PUEDAN SER EXPLOTADOS EN CONJUNTO ; MILL.CAP : 20 TPD

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA FOMEM 1986. CARPETA J-0023-00. DIREC.NAC.MINERIA INEDITO

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA G.T.Z 1987. CARPETA J-0023-01. DIREC.NAC.MINERIA INEDITO

  • Reserve-Resource

    EVALUACION GTZ 1986

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VETA PRINCIPAL: 100*0.8*75M, VETA SECUNDARIA: 50*0.15*60M
Deposit EL DISTRITO MINERO TONTAL PRESENTA VARIOS YACIMIENTOS DE CARACTERISTICAS SIMILARES QUE PODRIAN EXPLOTARSE EN CONJUNTO ( MINAS: COLON, MANTO MERCEDES, SENOR, SENORITA, ETC.)MEJORANDO LAS PERSPECTIVAS GENERALES DE RENDIMIENTO ECONOMICO. DEBERIA EVALUARSE LA POSIBILIDAD DE REALIZAR UNA EXPLORACION MAS DETALLADA, QUE OTORGUE PARAMETROS CONFIABLES Y COMPLETOS PARA UNA EVALUACION ECONOMICA. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1986 Petrelli, Hugo A. Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina
Updater 01-APR-1993 Diego Silva Nieto - Hector Martinez Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina

Beyond USGS

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