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Cumillango

Producer in San Juan, Argentina with commodities Limestone, General, Calcium
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100633
MRDS ID AR16131
Record type Site
Current site name Cumillango
Alternate or previous names Niquivil

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.66614, -30.38078 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 KM SSE OF SAN JUAN DE JACHAL

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

  • SIERRA DE NIQUIVIL, CERRO CUMILLANGO, OTHER SMALL DEPOSITS ALSO IN JACHAL AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary
Calcium Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • FE STAINING IN MANY ZONES MAKES IT UNCOMMERCIAL - ALSO VERY FRACTURED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name San Juan Formation
    Rock description San Juan Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.66614, -30.38078
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Jachal

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Victor Dominguez

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. 61. FURQUE, GUILLERMO, 1979, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 18 C, JACHAL, PROV. DE SAN JUAN: SERV. GEOL., NAC. BOL. 164, BUENOS AIRES, P. 64-66

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI, 1980, P. 61.

Reporter information

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

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