Salamanca

Past Producer in San Juan, Argentina with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
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. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000125
MRDS ID AR16004
Record type District
Current site name Salamanca
Alternate or previous names Virgen De Lourdes

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.64947, -29.71416 (WGS84)
Relative position E. SIDE OF CERRO LAJITAS, IN THE HEADWATERS OF QUEBRADA DE LAS VACAS

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
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.64947, -29.71416

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description SEDIMENTARY ROCKS STRIKE N25W, DIP 55SE JOINTS IN TONALITE - N80W/65E AND N16E/90

Controls for ore emplacement

  • IN JOINTS, AND ALONG PORPHYRY - LIMESTONE CONTACT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1936

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. II, PP. 443-444.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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