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Gutierrez Mine

Past Producer in Catamarca, Argentina with commodity Gold
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  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. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004230
MRDS ID AR01029
Record type Site
Current site name Gutierrez Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -66.99527, -27.28307 (WGS84)
Relative position 35 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

  • 2 KM W OF RIO VICUNA PAMPA ON SE FLANK OF CERRO CHUCOLAY IN 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) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • 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
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Batholith

Ore body information

  • Strike N70-80E
    Dip 85SE
    Thickness 40M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Batholith And System Of Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Culampajal

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 600M
    Overall depth 39M

Comments on the workings information

  • THERE EXIST THREE LEVELS OF WORKINGS WITH THE FIRST LEVEL LOCATED AT 39M ABOVE THE THIRD ONE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL.142 P.53 ANGELELLI(1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA V.2 P.405

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANGELELLI(1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA V.2 P.405

Reporter information

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

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