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La Victoria

Occurrence in San Juan, Argentina with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Molybdenum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005527
MRDS ID AR16065
Record type Site
Current site name La Victoria

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.66617, -31.08079 (WGS84)
Elevation 2270

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina San Juan

Comments on the location information

  • INTERSECTION OF QUEBRADA LA ALUMBRERA & QUEBRADA SECA, E. FLANK OF CORDILLERA DE MANRIQUE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 13 SAMPLES, RANGE: 0.8-2.0% PB, 1.3-4.8% ZN, 4-16 G/T AG

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Covellite Ore
Galena Ore
Limonite Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Fluorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) La Resurrecion Erruptive Complex Is Pyritized, Silicified & Sericitized. Fm Chupadero Volcanics Are Metasomatically Altered, With Formation Of Pyrite & Tourmaline

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Porphyritic Series, Chupadero Formation;La Alumrera Microgranodiorite-Monzonite;La Resurreccion Erruptive Complex Andesite-Dacite-Rhyodacite
    Rock description Porphyritic Series, Chupadero Formation;La Alumrera Microgranodiorite-Monzonite;La Resurreccion Erruptive Complex Andesite-Dacite-Rhyodacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.66617, -31.08079
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description N-S & E-W Fractures

Ore body information

  • Length 120M
    Width 22M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • E-W Fractures

Comments on the geologic information

  • OTHER ASSOCIATED ROCK TYPE: MICROGRANODIORITE-MONZONITE, AGE: CRET-TERT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name #6

Comments on development

  • SAMPLING BY ALUVION S.R.L.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGEGILLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. II, PP. 530-531

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANGELELLI, 1984, P. 531

Reporter information

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

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