Description
United Nations & Gov'T Of Argentina
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockGlacial Sediment
StructureNorth-Trending Folds, Faults Of Varying Lengths And Displacements And Plutonic Masses, No Data Available
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera And Batholith
AlterationTransported Rocks Show Signs Of Hydrothermal Alteration, In Order Of Importance: Silicification, Sericitization, Argillitization, Chloritization, Epidotization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1966
Identification
Deposit ID10068820
MRDS IDW002078
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-31.96413, -70.03283
References
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1970, INVESTIGATION OF PORPHYRY COPPER TYPE MINERALIZATION IN THE PROVINCES OF MENDOZA, NEUQUEN, AND SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 294-297SILLITOE, R.H., 1977, PERMO-CARBONIFEROUS UPPER CRETACEOUS, AND MIOCENE PORPHYRY COPPER-TYPE MINERALIZATION IN THE ARGENTENIAN ANDES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 72, NO. 1, P. 99-109.1966 GEOCHEM UNITED NATIONS & GOV'T OF ARGENTINASEE UNDP, 1970, REF