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Canada Ancha

Past Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004935
MRDS ID AR11121
Record type Site
Current site name Canada Ancha

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.79948, -35.19748 (WGS84)
Elevation 2000
Relative position 40 KM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF MALARGUE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PORTLAND CEMENT FACTORIES AND OTHER USES.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anhydrite Ore
Gypsum Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.79948, -35.19748
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Strike N-S
    Dip 20-50 W
    Width 3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discoverer Casado Hnos., Francisco Casado
Production years 1978

Mining district

District name 2 Laguna Blanca

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Robert Marin, Torge Besada

Comments on the production information

  • 1) CANTRAS COIHUECO, LAS TORRECILLAS, MARIN. 2) CANTERA "ESTRELLA DEL SUR".

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 150M
    Overall width 70M

Comments on the workings information

  • DATA FOR CANTERA COIHUECO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., ET.AL., 1980, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION CENTRO CUYO: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 19,P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DATA FOR CANTERA COIHUECO- LARGEST IN AREA, OTHERS SIMILAR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1993 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

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

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