Canon Del Colorado

Producer in San Juan, Argentina with commodity Bentonite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000091
MRDS ID AR00312
Record type District
Current site name Canon Del Colorado
Alternate or previous names San Pedrito, San Antonio, Santiaguito, Ricardito, Navidad

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.44946, -31.83075 (WGS84)
Relative position ACCESO BUENO, MANO DE OBRA Y AGUA DISPONIBLE, ALTA TENSION EN 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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.44946, -31.83075

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name Anticline
Structure description ANTICLINAL, 6 KM X 2 KM, RUMBO N-S

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner AGUILAR Y BORCOSQUE S.R.L.
  • Type Owner
    Owner MINERIA BENTONITA S.R.L.
  • Type Operator
    Owner JUAN GANAM

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, SCHALAMUK, ISIDORO, FERNANDEZ, RAUL, 1980, LOS YACIMIENTOS DE MINERALES NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION CENTRO-CUYO: BUENOS AIRES, SECRETARIA DE ESTADO DE MINERIA, ANALES XIX, 261 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-AUG-1993 HECTOR MARTINEZ - DIEGO SILVA NIETO Direccion Nacional de Servicio Geologico, Argentina

Beyond USGS

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