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El Porvenir

Past Producer in Neuquen, Argentina with commodity Copper
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005064
MRDS ID AR13043
Record type Site
Current site name El Porvenir
Related records 10005130

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.58277, -39.11421 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 40 KM WSW OF PLAZA HUINCUL.

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

  • 1.5 KM EAST OF CERRO GRANITO, ZONE 2.5 KM LONG IN NE-SW DIRECTION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 197
USGS model code 30b
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu
Mark3 model number 63

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Estratos Con Dinosaurios;Upper Plaza Huincul Horizon
    Rock description Estratos Con Dinosaurios;Upper Plaza Huincul Horizon
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.58277, -39.11421
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Thickness 6M

Comments on the geologic information

  • NEAR HORIZONTAL STRATA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1942
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 10wt-pct
  • Year 1943
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 10wt-pct
  • Year 1947
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 10wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • SELECTED ORE

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1945
    Total resources 53972000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.8 wt-pct Copper Major 1945
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1945
    Total resources 37681000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.4 wt-pct Copper Major 1945
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1945
    Total resources 209543000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1945
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1945
    Total resources 320302000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.86 wt-pct Copper Major 1945

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE(1) FROM BARDA NORTE; ORE(2) FROM MESETA ESTE; ORE(3) FROM IMPREGNACIONES DEL S.O.; ORE(4) FROM MESETA DEL S.O.; ORE(5) IS TOTAL. FOR "TOTAL" AS OPPOSED TO "SELECTIVE". DEVELOPMENT- "SELECTED" RESERVES: 194.926 X 10^3 MT AT 2.66% CU. (CUT OFF 0.9% CU).

Comments on development

  • MOST IMPORTANT IN REGION. CU IS IRREGULARLY DISTRIBUTED AND IS NOT ALWAYS FOUND AT EXACTLY THE SAME POINT IN THE SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE. ; ECON.COM: SOME SELECTED HIGH-GRADE EXTRACTED AND SENT TO BUENOS AIRES FOR STUDIES OR LEFT IN ORE PILES NEAR SITE, AVG ABOUT 15% CU.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. 1, P. 177.

  • Deposit

    FERNANADEZ, AGUILAR, R., 1945, LOS YACIMIENTOS DE ARENISICAS CUPRIFERAS DEL NEUQUEN; BUENOS AIRES, DIRECCION DE MINAS, GEOLOGIA E HIDROGEOLOGIA, BOLETIN NO. 58, P. 4-5, 12-25.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    FERNANDEZ, AGUILAR, R., 1945, P. 19-20.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 4 MINERALIZED AREAS OF IRREGULAR FORM WITH AREAS BETWEEN 0.5 AND5 HA.

Reporter information

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

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