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Don Otto Mine

Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodity Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005262
MRDS ID AR15053
Record type Site
Current site name Don Otto Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.8547, -25.63359 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Comments on the location information

  • IN VALLE DE TONCO, 150 KM BY ROAD SW OF SALTA, 200 M N OF RIO SUNCHALES ON S END OF E FLANK OF A SYNCLINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnotite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 204
USGS model code 30c
Deposit model name Sandstone U

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Santa Barbara Subgp;Salta Group
    Rock description Santa Barbara Subgp;Salta Gp

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.8547, -25.63359
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N-S
    Dip 65-85W
    Thickness 120M
    Length 2500M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1980-

Mining district

District name San Carlos

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Comision Nacional De Energia Atomica

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Period 1980-?
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.1% U308
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major U3O8 Ore Uranium Uranium 0wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 19000M
    Overall depth 120M

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSS CUTS, SHAFTS, RAISES, LEVEL WORKINGS

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: ORE IS HEAP LEACHED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TURNER, JCM, 1964, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA MOJA 7C-NEVADA DE CACHI: DNGM BOL. 99, P. 78 ANGELELLI, V, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, CIC, P. 595-596

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE MINERALIZED BEDS 2 TO 3 M APART, LOWEST 400 M LONG, 20-40 CM THICK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Long, Kr U.S. Geological Survey

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