Mickokleia

Occurrence in San Juan, Argentina with commodities Copper, Bismuth
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005546
MRDS ID AR16088
Record type Site
Current site name Mickokleia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.56617, -30.71413 (WGS84)
Elevation 3000
Relative position 15 KM, SW OF TOCOTA

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

  • 2 KM S OF RODOPHIS SITE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Bismuth Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismuthinite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Limonite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES - 0.07-2.44% CU, 100-250 PPM BI

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Central Part Of Large Granodiorite Batholith
    Rock description Central Part Of Large Granodiorite Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.56617, -30.71413

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults & Joints

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name El Leoncito

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGETINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. 1, P. 105

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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