Los Menucos

Producer in Rio Negro, Argentina with commodity Kaolin
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 60001295
MRDS ID TC00662
Record type District
Current site name Los Menucos
Alternate or previous names Don Sergio, Sorpresa, Nahuel Guerr, El Penon, Blanquita, Trinidad, Laurita, Adelita, La Fortuna, Amanda, El Pilquin

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.24938, -40.99757 (WGS84)
Relative position ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE. LOCATION GIVEN AS WITHIN 40-45S TO 41-15S AND 68W TO 68-30W.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rio Negro(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Rio Negro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.24938, -40.99757

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic

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, I.B., ARROSPIDE, ALBERTO, 1976, LOS YACIMIENTOS NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION PATAGONIA-COMAHUE: BUENOS AIRES, SECRETARIA DE ESTADO DE MINERIA, ANALES XVII, 142 P.

Beyond USGS

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