Agua Rica Occurence

Occurrence in Catamarca, Argentina with commodities Copper, Gold

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10004235
MRDS ID	AR01034
Record type	Site
Current site name	Agua Rica Occurence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-66.2897, -27.36746 (WGS84)
Relative position	7 KM E OF CAPILLITAS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Argentina	Catamarca

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary
Gold	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-66.2897, -27.36746	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Ownership information

Type Operator

Owner Recursos Americanos Argentinos, S.A.-Raa Subsidary Of American Resource Corp., Inc. Joint Ven

Type	Operator
Owner	Recursos Americanos Argentinos, S.A.-Raa Subsidary Of American Resource Corp., Inc. Joint Ven

Comments on development

AS OF JULY 1994 BHP COMPLETED MAPPING SURFACE AND BEGAN DRILLING.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	AR01034

Bibliographic references

Deposit

MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN: 1966. INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA.
Deposit

ANON., 1994, ARGENTINA: DRILLING STARTS AT AGUA RICA: LATIN AMERICAN MINING NEWS, JUNE 8, 1994, P. 53.
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	PORPHYRY COPPER MINERALIZATION OVERLAID BY MINERALIZED BRECCIAS AND AN EPITHERMAL GOLD EVENT.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAR-1993	Sow, Thierno	U.S. Geological Survey
Updater	01-SEP-1994	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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