Tres Magos

Occurrence in San Juan, Argentina with commodities Bismuth, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  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 10005547
MRDS ID AR16089
Record type Site
Current site name Tres Magos
Alternate or previous names Reyes Magos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.63283, -30.71413 (WGS84)
Elevation 3600
Relative position 22 KM SWS OF TOCOTA 50 KM SW OF IGLESIA

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

  • 15 KM N OF SAN FRANCISCO DE LOS ANDES BI MINE, NEAR CERRO DEL DIABLO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bismuth Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Kaolinitization Of Granodiorite In Mineralized Areas

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.63283, -30.71413

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1942

Mining district

District name El Leoncito

Comments on the workings information

  • TRENCHES, PITS & A SHORT TUNNEL

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. 106-107

  • 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.