Bailon Prospect

Occurrence in Catamarca, Argentina with commodity Lead
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004303
MRDS ID AR01121
Record type Site
Current site name Bailon Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.9328, -27.70579 (WGS84)
Elevation 2700
Relative position IN THE VICINITY OF BAILON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Catamarca

Comments on the location information

  • ON RIGHT BANK OF RIO CHASCHUIL 95 KM NW OF TINOGASTA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.9328, -27.70579

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN; 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y GEOLOGIO; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. TURNER, JUAN CARLOS, 1967, DNGM BOL. 106, PP. 63

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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