Castano Nuevo

Past Producer in San Juan, Argentina with commodities Silver, Gold
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 60000089
MRDS ID AR00310
Record type District
Current site name Castano Nuevo
Alternate or previous names Dios Proteje, Descape, Dos Hermanas, Desengano, San Pedro, San Antonio, Andacollo, Victoria, Bretana, San Agustin, San Jose

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.6662, -30.89746 (WGS84)
Relative position ACCESO BUENO, MANO DE OBRA DISPONIBLE, ALTA TENSION A 8 KM (VILLANUEVA), FOTOS AEREAS NO. 212-69-35-D2650 (IFTA).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina San Juan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) PROPYLITIC

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.6662, -30.89746

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description FALLAMIENTO INVERSO RUMBO NW, FRACTURACION N-S, DIRECTA, RELACIONADA CON LA MINERALIZACION.
Type of structure Regional
Structure description ESTRUCTURA HOMOCLINAL DE RUMBO N-S, BUZANDO AL ESTE.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • ESTRUCTURAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1895
Discoverer Gold Mine Ltd.
Year of last production 1940

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner ARTURO GUTIERREZ GALLO S.A.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA FOMEN, 1986. CARPETA NO. J0014-00. DIR. NAC. MIN. (INEDITO)

Beyond USGS

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