Celina Group, Sierra De Las Cortaderas

Past Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodities Talc-Soapstone, Asbestos
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056544
MRDS ID TC00589
Record type Site
Current site name Celina Group, Sierra De Las Cortaderas
Alternate or previous names Mines: Maria Teresa, Beatriz, Maria Eugenia, Lucia, La Raspa, Agua Dulce, Serpentina Verde

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.14947, -32.31413 (WGS84)
Elevation 838
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 50 KM FROM USPALLATA. 65-85 KM NNW OF MENDOZA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Comments on the location information

  • BELT EXTENDS 21 KM NNE FROM LAT/LONG GIVEN.
  • ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary
Asbestos Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LOW QUALITY, IRREGULAR DEPOSITS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Actinolite Ore
Chrysotile Ore
Talc Ore
Antigorite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 20
USGS model code 8f
Deposit model name Ultramafic hosted magnesite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.14947, -32.31413

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES, TABULAR
    Strike N-S
    Dip 65-80 E
    Length 40M
    Width 2M
    Depth to top 60M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name 25, 26

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cetel Minera Saci, Bobillo Minerales S. A., Monllor Hnos.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Provincial Government

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FOR MARIA ISABEL, SAN JOSE, LA JORGELINA.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: TURBINE AND PLANT BUILT ON LAS TUNAS RIVER IN 1940 BY LA SOCIEDAD MINERALES DE TUPUNGATO WITH THE INTENT OF EXPLORING THE DEPOSIT. BEST GOLD GRADES IN OXIDE ZONES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI,V., ET. AL., 1980, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION CENTRO CUYO: MINESTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 19, P. 143-150.

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS.

  • Deposit

    HARRINGTON, H. J., 1971, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 22C, RAMBLON; BUENOS AIRES, DIR. NAC. DE GEOL. Y MINERIA, BOL. 114, P. 76-77.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI, 1980

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MOST IMPOTANT VEINS: SAN RAMON, LA PORTENA, ARCO IRIS, EL CONDOR, LA JOSEFA. SAN RAMON- STRIKE N 80 W, INCLINATION= 50-70 S AND A THICKNESS OF 15 TO 50 CM LA PORTENA=N 40 E, ARCO IRIS N 45 E, EL CONDOR JOSEFA= N 25 E

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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