| Deposit ID | 10004157 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | AR00296 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Santa Elena |
| Geographic coordinates: | -69.41616, -31.31413 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | CALINGASTA 6KM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | San Juan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Arsenic Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Result | PB: 1.66%, ZN:2.30%, AG:78G/T, AU:4.0G/T, AS:0.64% |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Stock La Alcaparrosa | ||||||
| Rock description | Stock La Alcaparrosa | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Formation Alcaparrosa |
| Rock description | Formation Alcaparrosa |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| (1) | -69.41616, -31.31413 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Anticlinorios Y Sinclinorios Fallados |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Sinclinal De Rumbo N45w, Buzamiento 45-90, Dislocado Por La Falla Principal De Alcaparrosa. |
| General form | RRELENO DE FISURAS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N45W |
| Dip | 45-90 (ANTICLINORIOS Y SINCLINORIOS DISLOCADOS POR LA FALLA ALCAPARROSA) |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Hermanos Davila Sabatie |
| Year of last production | 1981 |
| Production years | EN FORMA DISCONTINUA DESDE 1937 |
| District name | No. 10 |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tomba Belelli S.R.L. Calle Mitre 58 (O) San Juan. Tel:(064)-226562 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | AR00296 |
EVALUACION PREVIA "PROYECTO SANTA ELENA" PCIA. DE SAN JUAN. POR R. PELICHOTTI Y H. CEVINELLI. CARPETA J0028-00. DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LA GEOMETRIA DEL YACIMIENTO CORRESPONDE A VETAS LENTICULARES. |
| Deposit | SOLUCIONES MINERALIZADORAS ASOCIADAS A LA FASE POSTUMA DEL EMPLAZAMIENTO DEL STOCK ALCAPARROSA, RELLENO LAS FRACTURAS Y ESPACIOS INTERALMOHADILLADOS BASALTICOS CON UNA FINA DISEMINACION EN ELLAS. DOS REACTIVACIONES DE FRACTURACION PERMITIERON EL INGRESO DE NUEVAS SOLUCIONES (SULFUROS, CARBONATOS, SILICE). SOMBRERO DE OXIDACION HASTA 20M CON PASAJE TRANSICIONAL A ZONA PRIMARIA, PUEDE ESPERARSE ZONA DE SULFUROS SECUNDARIOS EN PROFUNDIDAD (APROXIMADAMENTE 50M) ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1986 | Pelichotti, Ruben O. | Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1993 | Diego Silva Nieto | Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina |
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