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Ozan

Producer in San Juan, Argentina with commodity Limestone, General
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100638
MRDS ID AR16171
Record type Site
Current site name Ozan
Related records 10100639

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.69946, -31.96412 (WGS84)
Relative position S&W OF LOS BERROS, 50 KM SSW OF SAN JUAN

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

  • ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE
  • THE MADRE DE DIOS CONCESSION COVERS 315,625 HECTARES ALONG RIO MADRE DE DIOS AND RIO BENI, NEAR THE BRAZILIAN BORDER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.69946, -31.96412
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N25E
    Dip 70NW
    Width 0.7M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Eladio Ozan

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION (ALL ILLEGAL) IS ESTIMATED AT 2000-3000 GRAMS PER DAY FROM MATERIAL AVERAGING 4.39 GRAMS PER CUBIC METER.

Comments on the workings information

  • SUCTION DREDGING IN MODERN STREAMS AND IN FLOODED PITS.

Comments on development

  • PLACERS ARE MINED BY SUCTION DREDGES OPERATED BY BRAZILIAN GARAMPEIROS. CASSITERITE IS NOT RECOVERED.

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. 196-201

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD FOUND AT BASE OF GRAVELS IN MODERN AND ABANDONED CHANNELS OF THE RIO MADRE DE DIOS, JUST ABOVE A HORIZON OF CLAY AND LIMONITE CEMENT.

Reporter information

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

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