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Don Bosco Prospect

Occurrence in Salta, Argentina with commodity Uranium
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005260
MRDS ID AR15050
Record type Site
Current site name Don Bosco Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.0086, -25.11277 (WGS84)
Elevation 3300

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Comments on the location information

  • ON N FLANK OF CERRO TIN TIN, 1 KM FROM NATIONAL ROUTE 59, NEAR AGUA DE LOS TOROS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Tyuyamunite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 204
USGS model code 30c
Deposit model name Sandstone U

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Yacoraite Formation; Salta Group
    Rock description Yacoraite Formation;Salta Gp

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.0086, -25.11277
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Brachyanticline

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE
    Thickness 3.5M
    Length 400M

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCK CONSISTS OF INTERCALATED TWIN BEDS OF ORGANIC MATERIAL-BEARING SANDSTONE AND SHALE SANDWICHED BETWEEN TWO CALCAREOUS BEDS, TOTAL THICKNESS IS 0.85-3.5 M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1959

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Comision Nacional De Energia Atomica

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 240M

Comments on the workings information

  • 10 OPEN CUTS AND 32 DRILL HOLES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ M., O.J., 1980, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 8E CHICOANA: DNGM BOL. 89, 46A ANGELELLI, V, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA; LA PLATA, CICI P. 596-597

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FIVE SUBVERTICAL OREBODIES ALIGNED N-S LARGEST OREBODY IS 180 M LONG AND 0.85 M THICK. BEST DRILL INTERSECTION WAS 6 M OF 0.33% U308. OVERALL GRADE IS LESS THAN 0.1% U308.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Long, Kr U.S. Geological Survey

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