Description
United Nations & Gov'T Of Argentina
Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum, Copper
SecondaryLead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formNO DATA AVAILABLE
Ore controlEmplacement Of Major Intrusive Body Structurally Controlled By N-S Regional Structure 20 Km To E And By A Nnw-Striking Tectonic Feature Coinciding With Rio De Las Vacas Valley
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite
GangueBiotite, Orthoclase, Quartz, Sericite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone
Associated rockDiorite,Andesite · Serie Andesitica;;
StructureNorth-Trending Folds, Faults Of Varying Lengths And Displacements And Plutonic Bodies, See Ore Control
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera And Batholith
AlterationHydrothemal Alteration, Showing Sericitization Biotitization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1966
Identification
Deposit ID10068839
MRDS IDW002097
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-32.58079, -69.99949
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. 176-180SILLITOE, 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.