Las Callanas, Grupo

Past Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodities Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000085
MRDS ID AR00280
Record type District
Current site name Las Callanas, Grupo
Alternate or previous names Callana Iii (San Pedro), Callana Iv (Chorrillo - La Mesada), Callana V (Bella Francia), Callana Vi (Grupo I, Vetas 1 2 3 4 5, Manuel I

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.3675, -31.66134 (WGS84)
Relative position ACCESO BUENO, MANO DE OBRA POCO CALIFICADA, ALTA TENSION (33KW) A 12KM, AGUA A 4KM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) SERICITIZATION
  • (Local) SILICIFICATION
  • (Local) CHLORITIZATION

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.3675, -31.66134

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description FALLAS NW-SE Y FALLAS E-O
Type of structure Regional
Structure description BLOQUES FALLADOS ALINEADOS N-S

Controls for ore emplacement

  • ESTRUCTURAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1865
Discoverer Tello, Juan

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner DA ROLD, JOSE LAPRIDA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA GTZ, 1987, CARPETA F-0012-00.DIREC.NAC.MINERIA INEDITO

Beyond USGS

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