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Cerro Huayelon

Past Producer in Neuquen, Argentina with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005071
MRDS ID AR13051
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Huayelon
Alternate or previous names La Agustina, La Victoria, La Mercedes, La Juanita, Revancha, Siberia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.3828, -38.23086 (WGS84)
Elevation 1400
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 95 KM S OF CHOS MALAL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Neuquen(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Neuquen

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • IN AGUSTINA THE SPHALERITE CONTAINED UP TO 11.3 KG/T NATIVE SILVER.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Analytical data

Result GRADES AROUND 25% PB IN WELL-MINERALIZED SECTORS

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name In/Extrusive Andesites, Dacites, Basalts
    Rock description In/Extrusive Andesites, Dacites, Basalts
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Cuyo Group-Cong. Ss, Marls, Shales
    Rock description Cuyo Group-Cong. Ss, Marls, Shales

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.3828, -38.23086
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E-W
    Dip N
    Length 1000M
    Width 1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZATION IN ONE OR OTHER UNIT OR ALONG CONTACT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1890
Production years 1890-1927, 1951-1958

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cura-Co
    First year 1951
    Last year 1958

Production statistics

  • Year 1958
    Period 1951-1958?
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 1032g/mt
    Major Ore Lead Lead 76wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 60M

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. 2, P. 509-510

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI, 1984, P. 510.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DATA FOR AGUSTINA-VICTORIA MOST IMPORTANT.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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