La Voluntad

Occurrence in Neuquen, Argentina with commodities Molybdenum, Copper
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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005053
MRDS ID AR13029
Record type Site
Current site name La Voluntad

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.64947, -39.21422 (WGS84)
Elevation 1400

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Neuquen(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Neuquen

Comments on the location information

  • CORDILLERA DE CHUS CHIL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MOLY. ALSO IN FRACTURES IN GRANODIORITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore
Melaconite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Granite-Granodiorite Basement;Volcanic Rocks-Tuffs And Breccias
    Rock description Granite-Granodiorite Basement;Volcanic Rocks-Tuffs And Breccias
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Sedimentary Rocks-Shales, Sandstones, Conglomerates;;
    Rock description Sedimentary Rocks-Shales, Sandstones, Conglomerates;;

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.64947, -39.21422

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA DE ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. 1, P. 378-379

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1993 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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