Arroyo Cascada Gold Placers

Occurrence in Chubut, Argentina with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056514
MRDS ID TC00546
Record type Site
Current site name Arroyo Cascada Gold Placers

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.09945, -43.481 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chubut(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Chubut

Comments on the location information

  • LEFT BANK OF RIO HONDO
  • ENTRANCE ROADS AVAILABLE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Silver Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.09945, -43.481

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Provincial Government

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNELS AND GALERIES FROM THE END OF THE 1800'S AND FROM 1931-1938.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: ROYALITY OF 4 TO 8% FOR PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RELATED TO PALEO BATHOLITH. SOME 50 VEINS.
Deposit GOLD PLACERS IN FLUMATILE TERRACES, MANTLE DEPOSIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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