La Fortuna

Occurrence in San Juan, Argentina with commodities Copper, Bismuth, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005553
MRDS ID AR16096
Record type Site
Current site name La Fortuna

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.7495, -30.83079 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 KM FROM "RODOPHIS", LOCATION VERY VAGUE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina San Juan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Bismuth Critical Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismuthinite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gypsum Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 5 SAMPLES: 0.72-12.55% CU, 0.58-1.80 % ZN, 0.40-0.7.% PB, 40-164 G/T AG, 3-8 G/T AU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.7495, -30.83079

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 6M
    Width 0.2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 133M

Comments on the workings information

  • LENGTH OF WORKINGS FOR TUNNELS

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. I, P. 106

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION FOUND IN JOINTS & SMALL FRACTURES RADIATING FROM A 130 X 80M BRECCIA.

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.