Lagunitas

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. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005530
MRDS ID AR16069
Record type Site
Current site name Lagunitas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.43283, -29.43079 (WGS84)

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

  • 2 KM EAST OF LA VERDE, 4 KM NNW OF EL FIERRO ALTO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.43283, -29.43079

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N75-80W
    Dip 65-70N TO 70S
    Length 440M
    Width 0.7M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • ALL WORKINGS & EXPLORATION IN OXIDE ZONE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGEGILLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. II, P. 541

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 ORE SHOOTS, ONE 200M X 70, ONE 30M X 0.45, WITH THE FOLLOWING GRADES: 10 & 15% PB, 4 & 6% ZN, 590 & 300 G/T AG. (OXIDE ZONE)

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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