Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Zinc, Gold, Silver
TertiaryArsenic, Antimony, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model202: Sediment-hosted Cu, reduced-facies
Deposit sizeU
Materials
Ore mineralsBrochantite, Cuprite, Gold, Hematite, Limonite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock · Pirgua
StructureLarge Monocline With N-S Axis, With Faults
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10056538
MRDS IDTC00579
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-24.40305, -64.49939
References
DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES.ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL. I: COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, 391 P.Kirkham, Rodney, and Broughton, David, 2005, Supplement to the Sediment-Hosted Stratiform Copper Ore System: Society of Economic Geologists, Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume, Appendix.CIMRI