Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum
SecondaryLead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeU
Ore controlSystem Of Fissures And Pipes
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Digenite, Enargite, Galena, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueAlunite, Biotite, Chlorite, Epidote, Halloysite, Magnetite, Rhodochrosite, Sericite, Sulfur
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Melcho Syenodiorite;;S. Of Filo Amarillo;;Carudo Breccia
Associated rockDiorite · Cerro Negro Part Of Aconquija Complex;Yuto-Yaco Part Of Sierra Aconquija Complex;Pabellon Granite Part Of Capillitas-Belen Granite;Mi Vida Conglomerate
Tectonic settingMagmatic Arc
AlterationPropylitization, Sericitization (Sericite, Rutile, Halloysite, Alunite, Zunyite, Quartz), Potassic: Biotite (Secondary Biotite, No Secondary K-Spar, K-Spar Alteration. Silicification. Tourmalinization In Carudo Breccia. The Aureole Of Alteration Is Irregular In Shape And Extends 1,900m E-W. The Oxidation Zone Is 300m Deep.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10004221
MRDS IDAR01017
Alternate namesCerro Rico
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-27.74743, -60.3326
References
ANGELELLI(1984) YACIMIENTOS MELAIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA. V.1 P.119-121KOUKHARSKY, M. AND MIRRE, J.C., 1976, MI VIDA PROSPECT: A PORPHYRY COPPER-TYPE DEPOSIT IN NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 71, NO. 5 P. 849-863.CIMRI