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Mogote Rio Blanco, Grupo

Occurrence in La Rioja, Argentina with commodities Gold, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004145
MRDS ID AR00281
Record type Site
Current site name Mogote Rio Blanco, Grupo
Alternate or previous names Vetas: Santa Maria, California I, Ii, Callao I, Bella Vista, Australia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.68278, -28.71413 (WGS84)
Relative position FAMATINA 45 KM.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESO BUENO. MANO DE OBRA DISPONIBLE. ALTA TENSION A 10 KM. FOTOS AEREAS NO. 2969 - 105A - 15 , MOSAICO 40B

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • VENILLAS IRREGULARES PIRITA Y CALCOPIRITA DE GRANO GRUESO EN ZONAS DE FALLA ALTERADAS. PASAJE DE ZONA DE OXIDACION A PRIMARIA SIN DESARROLLO DE ENRIQUECIMIENTO SUPERGENICO

Alteration

  • (Local) Propilitica Sericitica, Argilitica

Analytical data

Result AU 6 G/TN, CU 1% (LEYES DE RESERVAS)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Rock unit name Formation Mogote
    Rock description Formation Mogote
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Formation El Creston
    Rock description Formation El Creston

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.68278, -28.71413
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bloques Alineados Norte Sur, Escalonados E-W
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fallas N-S Buzamiento 50w

Ore body information

  • General form VETIFORME, STOCKWORK
    Strike N 40-60 W
    Dip 40-60 NE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural, Litologico

Comments on the geologic information

  • EL PERMOTRIASICO SE APOYA MEDIANTE FALLA INVERSA SOBRE EL TERCIARIO. LA MINERALIZACION SE VE FAVORECIDA POR LA PERMEABILIDAD SECUNDARIA DEL AGOMERADO

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1890
Year of first production 1890
Year of last production 1985
Production years PRODUCCION INTERMITENTE

Mining district

District name Angulos

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Idem
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cia. De Minas Mogote De Rio Blanco. San Martin 93 - La Rioja

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RECURSOS: 24.000 TN
  • RESERVAS TOTALES: 35.000 TN
  • RESERVAS: 11.000 TN

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 92HA

Comments on the workings information

  • EN VETA SANTA MARIA EXPLOTACION RUDIMENTARIA EN CUATRO NIVELES A 10-25-50 Y 80M DE PROF. EXPLOTACION SUPERFICIAL Y EN PIQUES Y CHIFLONES EN OTRAS VETAS

Comments on development

  • GEOQUIMICA PANORAMICA DE SEDIMENTOS FLUVIALES, GEOQUIMICA TACTICA EN EL CERRO MOGOTE DE RIO BLANCO. SISTEMA DE EXPLOTACION POR REALCE RUDIMENTARIO (PIRQUIN), SISTEMA DE EXTRACCION GRAVITATIVO-DECAUVILLE. MAQUINARIA EXISTENTE: MOTOCOMPRESOR, MARTILLO NEUMATICO, CAMION VOLCADOR, PALA CARGADORA CRIBSA, RETROEXCAVADORA KAMO, GRUPOS ELECTROGENOS DE 50 Y 30 KW. OFICINAS, HABITACIONES Y DEPENDENCIAS DE SERVICIOS CUBREN UNA SUPERFICIE DE 300M2 ; EXPL$: 0.02 ; ECON.COM: LAS INVERSIONES PARA ETAPAS POSTERIORES A LA DE EXPLORACION DEBEN SER CALCULADAS SOBRE LA BASE DE LOS RESULTADOS DE ESTA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM 1985. CARPETA F-0017-00

  • Reserve-Resource

    EVALUACION FONEM 1985

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VETA SANTA MARIA: 150*0.5*110M, VETA ATAHUALPA: 50*0.5*30M, VETAS MANTO VERDE-CASERON: 100*0.3*30M, ALUVION AURIFERO: 500*200*6M
Deposit RECOMENDACIONES: ANALIZAR POSIBILIDAD DE RECUPERACION DE LAS RESERVAS INDUATRIALES CUBICADAS. INVESTIGAR CONTINUACION EN PROFUNDIDAD DE VETA SANTA MARIA. AUMENTAR RESERVAS PROSPECTIVAS DE OTRAS VETAS. DETERMINACION DEL TRATAMIENTO METALURGICO APROPIADO. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1985 Marcos, O.R Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina
Updater 01-MAR-1993 Martinez, Hector Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina

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