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Rio Blanco Placer

Occurrence in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004676
MRDS ID AR10057
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Blanco Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.70223, -28.71829 (WGS84)
Relative position 8 KM SW OF ANGULOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Comments on the location information

  • ON RIO BLANCO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.70223, -28.71829
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • THREE TEST HOLES DRILLED 1932 BY U.S. SMELTING, REFINGING, AND MINING CO. DRILL TO 21.35 M, 18.18 M, AND 18.59 M DEPTH WITH 1.4 MG/M3, 4.2 MG/M3, AND 21 MG/M3 GOLD RESPECTIVELY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1967, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GIOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. SCHALAMUK, I., ET. AL., 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 20., P. ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. II, P. 426. JUAN CARLOS M. TURNER, 1971, DNGM BOL. 126, P. 83

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD OCCURS IN FLUVIAL SEDIMENTS AND ADJACENT TALUS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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