Malcasco Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004322
MRDS ID AR01141
Record type Site
Current site name Malcasco Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.08555, -28.46413 (WGS84)
Relative position 2-3 KM E OF EL RINCON

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 WESTERN FLANK OF CERRO VELAZCO ALONG THE QUEBRADA DE LA TORRECITA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bismuth Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Mica Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.08555, -28.46413

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cerro Velazco

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN; 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. MARIO, V.J. SOSIC, 1972, DNGM BOL. 129, P. 45

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DUMP SAMPLE ASSAYED 1.06% BI.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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