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El Leon Quarry

Past Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodity Travertine
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  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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097665
MRDS ID AR15177
Record type Site
Current site name El Leon Quarry
Alternate or previous names Grupo Leon Hilda-Mary Or Leon, Nenucha, Pilarica, Negrita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.21613, -24.14945 (WGS84)
Elevation 4500
Relative position 90KM N85W OF SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES

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

  • 3KM SW OF SALINA DEL RINCON ON E FLANK SERRANIAS DE RINCON 60KM NE OF DOCITOS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Travertine Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LOCALLY KNOWN AS MARMOL-ONIX "INCA" AND "CALICHE"

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Travertine Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.21613, -24.14945
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Cerro Rincon Volcano

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Thickness 10M
    Length 3000M
    Width 500M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years -1980

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Espinoza Hermanos

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) FOR FRENTE I AND II WORKINGS ONLY

Comments on the workings information

  • THREE WORKINGS: FRENTE I ON THE WEST (18 BY 50 M PIT), FRENTE II ON THE NE, AND QUIRQUINCHO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CARTA TOPOGRAFICA; REP. DE ARGENTINA, PROVINCIAS DE SALTA Y JUJUY SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES INSTITUTO GEOGRAFICO MILITAR; 1986 DNGM, 1983, ANALES NO. 20, P. 184-185

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    DNGM (1983) P. 185

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ZONE 3 KM LONG AND 0.5 KM WIDE OF MANTOS AND BEDS OF TRAVERTINE ("ONIX") INTERCALATED WITH CONGLOMERATE OR BRECCIA CAPPING VOLCANIC EXTRUSIVES

Reporter information

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

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