Tinocan

Past Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Diatomite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001284
MRDS ID TC00626
Record type District
Current site name Tinocan
Alternate or previous names Villa Merbil, Mines Paschinango, Angelita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.41612, -28.83075 (WGS84)
Relative position ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE (NATIONAL ROUTE 60)

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
Diatomite Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.41612, -28.83075

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Year of first production 1945

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

    SCHALAMUK, ISIDORO, FERNANDEZ, RAUL, ETCHEVERRY, RICARDO, 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS DE MINERALES NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: BUENOS AIRES, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES XX, 196 P.

Beyond USGS

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