El Rosario Prospect

Occurrence in Catamarca, Argentina with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004227
MRDS ID AR01025
Record type Site
Current site name El Rosario Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -66.99527, -27.28307 (WGS84)
Relative position 34 KM S OF LAGUNA BLANCA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Catamarca

Comments on the location information

  • ON THE WEST CENTRAL PART OF CERRO CHUCOLAY, 4 KM NNE OF RIO DE LA SERRRA ON THE MORRO DE LA ANCIANA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Chango Real Formation
    Rock description Chango Real Formation

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -66.99527, -27.28307

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Batholithic

Ore body information

  • Strike N80E
    Dip 70NW
    Thickness 0.5M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Batholite And System Of Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Culampajal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 142 P.54

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1992 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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