San Pedro Emsa

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004203
MRDS ID AR00351
Record type Site
Current site name San Pedro Emsa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.99939, -41.9976 (WGS84)
Relative position ING. JACOBACCI, 120 KM NW

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chubut(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Chubut

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESO BUENO.AGUA DISPONIBLE. LUZ ELECTRICA EN MINA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ES CASI EXCLUSIVAMENTE DE CARACTER PRIMARIO, CONSTITUIDA POR CUARZO, MINERALES AU Y AG Y ESCASOS SULFUROS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicificacion, Sericitizacion, Carbonatacion, Propilitizacion

Analytical data

Result AU 4.9 G/TN ( HASTA 35 G/TN EN ALGUNOS SECTORES)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    Rock unit name Formation Lonco Trapial
    Rock description Formation Lonco Trapial
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.99939, -41.9976

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fallas: N35-40e, N55-60e

Ore body information

  • General form VETIFORME
    Length 800M
    Width 1M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural, Litologico

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA FM LONCO TRAPIAL COMPRENDE UNCOMPLEJO ANDESITICO INTEGRADO POR LAVAS, BRECHAS Y PIROCLASTITAS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Los Manantiales

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Idem
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cerro Castillo S.A. Av. De Mayo 676 Tercero Piso

Comments on development

  • 536M DE PERFORECIONES, 6000M DE TRINCHERAS Y 126M DE SOCAVON CORTAVETA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA 1987. DIR.NAC.MINERIA. INEDITO

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1987 Alcantara, Pedro Direccion Nacional de Servicio Geologico, Argentina
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Martinez, Hector Direccion Nacional de Servicio Geologico, Argentina

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.