Castana Nuevo

Past Producer in San Juan, Argentina with commodities Gold, Silver
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001304
MRDS ID TC00695
Record type District
Current site name Castana Nuevo
Alternate or previous names Dios Proteje, San Pedro, San Antonio, San Jose, San Agustin, Desengano, Andacollo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.54949, -31.01416 (WGS84)
Relative position ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE

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 Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) HYDROTHERMAL

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.54949, -31.01416

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner M. SABALTIER
    Last year 1904

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL. II: BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, P. 444-445.

  • Deposit

    SHATWELL, DAVID, 1990, NEW EPITHERMAL GOLD PROSPECTS IN WESTERN ARGENTINA; MINING ENGINEERING, AUG. 1990, P. 990.

  • Deposit

    HOSKOLD, H. D., 1904, OFFICIAL REPORT UPON THE MINES, MINING, METALLURGY, AND MINING LAWS ETC., OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC: MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES, NATIONAL SECTION OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, BUENOS AIRES, SOUTH AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, 474P.

Beyond USGS

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