Description
United Nations & Gov'T Of Argentina
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlThe 4 Prospects Are Aligned In A Nne Trend. 90 Km Nne Are The 2 Paramillos Prospects. Ssw Is Cerro Tupungato (An Active Volcano) And 130 Km Ssw Is El Teniente Cu Mine In Chile. A Nne Line Of Weakness Controlling Regional Mineralization Is Suggested
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueChlorite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
StructureN-Trending Folded And Faulted Ranges East Of Principal Cordillera. Pal Rocks Intruded By Intermediate To Felsic Plutons. Faults Of 5000-M Displacement On Eastern Frontal Cordillera, Host Rocks Folded Along N-S Axes And Faulted. Intense Fracturing And Fault Systems In Complex Porphyritic Bodies. Mo Mineralization Related To E-W Faulting In Arroyo Cuevas
Tectonic settingFrontal Cordillera
AlterationStrong Hydrothermal Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1964
Identification
Deposit ID10068822
MRDS IDW002080
Alternate namesDescribes 4 Prospects: Quebrada Del Medio, Quebrada Del Azufre-Arroyo Cortaderas, Quebrada Del Norte, All Part of Upper Drainage of Rio Santa Clara, Arroyo Cuevas
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-33.24746, -69.49948
References
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1968, MINERAL SURVEY IN THE ANDEAN CORDILLERA, ARGENTINA: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 105-114UNITED 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.195-211.MINING SECRETARY, 1993, DIRECTORY OF MINING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC, P. 223-224.UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1968, MINERAL SURVEY IN THE ANDEAN CORDILLERA, ARGENTINA: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P.83-89.UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1970, INVESTIGATIONS OF PORPHYRY COPPER TYPE MINERALIZATION IN THE PROVINCES OF MENDOZA, NEUQUEN, AND SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 131-153.1966 DIREXPL UNITED NATION