| Deposit ID | 10106623 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | AR13059 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cerro Mallin Quemado |
| Alternate or previous names | Rio Agrioi, Ii, Iii, Iv Achalay, Mina La Porfia, Malin Quemado. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.61976, -38.55392 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1150 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | 40 KM WNW OF ZAPALA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Neuquen(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Neuquen |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Strontium | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sphalerite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale > Black Shale | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | La Manga Formation;Tordillo Formation;Vaca Muerte Formation;Lusitano-Kimmeridgiano |
| Rock description | La Manga Formation;Tordillo Formation;Vaca Muerte Formation;Lusitano-Kimmeridgiano |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite |
| Rock unit name | Auquilco Formation |
| Rock description | Auquilco Formation |
| (1) | -70.61976, -38.55392 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Broad E-W Anticline "Vaca Muerte" Anticline |
| Strike | NE |
|---|---|
| Dip | STEEP SE |
| Thickness | 10M |
| Length | 1000M |
| Width | 5M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1938-? |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Togon Cia Minera Ind. And Com Srl. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | AR13059 |
ANGELELLI, V., ET. AL., 1976, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION PATAGONIA-CONAHUE: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 17, P.42-43.
LAMBERT, L.R., 1956, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGIA DE LA HOJA 35B, ZAPALA; BUENOS AIRES, DNM BOL. 83, P. 82-86.
CIMRI
ORE(1) AND ORE(3): ANGELELLI, 1976, P. 43.; ORE(2): LAMBERT 1956, P. 82.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DISTRICT IS 5 KM LONG. DATA FOR MOST IMPORTANT BODIES. AT ACHALAY AVERAGE GRADE OF 5 SAMPLES FROM ORE PILE= 86.4% BASO4, 0.9% SRSO4, 6.5% SIO2, 0.7% FE2O3. LA PORFIA IS 80 M LONG UP TO 12 M WIDE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-93 | Venable, Margaret | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-93 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.