Description
Air Reconnaissance By United Nations And Gov'T Of Argentina
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlAnomalous Geochemical Values Probably Result Of Presence Of Volcanic Breccia Pipe
Geology
Host rockAndesite
StructureNorth-Trending Folds, Faults Of Varying Lengths And Displacements, And Plutonic Masses, Cret-Tert Volcanics And Tuffs Dip 20-45 Deg. West. Fault In Arroyo De La Honda
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera And Batholith
AlterationAltered Intrusive Complex Surrounded By Alteration Halo
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1965
Identification
Deposit ID10068816
MRDS IDW002074
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-32.24746, -70.31618
References
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1968, MINERAL SURVEY IN THE ANDEAN CORDILLERA, ARGENTINA: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 161-162UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1970, INVESTIGATION OF PORPHYRY COPPER TYPE MINERALIZATION IN THE PROVINCE OF MENDOZA, NEUQUEN, AND SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 301-302UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1968, MINERAL SURVEY IN THE ANDEAN CORDILLERA, ARGENTINA: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 118-119.1966 DIREXPL UNITED NATION