Catamarca
Prospect

Bajo De La Alumbrera

Catamarca, Argentina
GoldCopper
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Description

A.M. Mazzetti And R.G. Sister

Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Farallon Negro Complex
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Farallon Negro Group
AlterationWell-Developed, Outwardly Concentric Potassic, Phyllic, And Propylitic Alteration Zones
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1963
Identification
Deposit ID10056503
MRDS IDTC00530
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-27.24746, -66.81611
References
DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES.SUCHOMEL, B.J., 1988, LITTLE-EXPLORED AREA OF ARGENTINA SHOWS BASE AND PRECIOUS METALS POTENTIAL: MINING ENGINEERING, VOL. 40, NO. 8, P. 800-803.STULTS, ANDREW, 1985, GEOLOGY OF THE BAJO LA ALUMBRERA PORPHYRY COPPER AND GOLD PROSPECT, CATAMARCA PROVINCE, ARGENTINA: TUCSON, ARIZONA, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MS THESIS, 75 P.ANON., 1993, IMZ REPRESENTATIVES MEET WITH ARGENTINE PRESIDENT: MINING RECORD, FEBRUARY 10, 1993, P. 47.MINING MAGAZINE, 1993, LARGE CORE DRILLING IN ARGENTINA: MINING MAGAZINE, JUNE 1993, P. 361.ANON., 1993B, MUSTO PROVES RESERVES, MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, JUNE, 1993, V. 320, NO. 8227, P.404.ROSKILL, 1972, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF LEAD, 1ST ED., P. 403.ROSKILL, 1973, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF LEAD, P. 31.ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1980, INTERNATIONAL MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, P. 395.ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1978, WORLD MINING REVIEW.ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1980, WORLD MINING REVIEW.LITTLE, M.L., 1993, EXPLORATION REVIEW: SOUTH AMERICA: SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 15, OCTOBER ' 93, P. 16.LITTLE, M.L., 1994, EXPLORATION REVIEW: SOUTH AMERICA: SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 18, JULY '94, P. 26.....................CIMRI