Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryCobalt, Nickel, Gold, Zinc
TertiarySilver, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Hematite, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueActinolite, Calcite, Quartz, Serpentine, Talc
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite
StructureN-Ne Faults And 10'S Of Meters Of Sheer Zone, Steep Ne Plunging Folds In Shear Zones
AlterationTalc Development Of Serpentine, Talc, Actinolite, Carbonate Minerals In Ultramafic; In Metasediments Sericite, Carbonate
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1969-1973
First production1969
Last production1973
Discovery year1852
Identification
Deposit ID10056552
MRDS IDTC00597
Alternate namesLuisa., Argentina, Chile, La Indio, La Rica, La Salamanca 1 and 2
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-33.28079, -69.54948
References
DIRECTION NACIONAL DE MINERA Y GEOLOGICA, 1991, REPORT ON THE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRESANGELLI, VICTORIA,1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL. I,: BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CINTIFICIAS, P. 163-166.PAGE, N.J., FIELD EXAMINATION, MAY 1993.CIMRIANGELLI (1984).