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Cerro Uritorco Area

Occurrence in Cordoba, Argentina with commodities Gold, Tungsten, Copper, Antimony
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056527
MRDS ID TC00565
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Uritorco Area

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -64.48268, -30.89743 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cordoba(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Cordoba

Comments on the location information

  • ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE; 5 KM NW OF SANTO DOMINGO MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary
Copper Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -64.48268, -30.89743
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCKS ARE METAMORPHOSED AND FOLDED INTO N10-20E STRIKING ANTICLINES AND SYNCLINES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 640,000 TENTATIVES--PB: 0.7%; ZN: 1.5%; AG: 240 G/T.

Comments on the workings information

  • UNCLEAR FROM LITERATURE WHETHER WORKINGS ARE SURFICIAL OR UNDERGROUND. OF MANY WORKINGS, ONLY ONE, "LABOR 12", EXPOSES MINERALIZATION.

Comments on development

  • WITHOUT EXPLORATION ; TOTAL$: 2.500

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPEN-SPACE FILLINGS OF FRACTURES AND BRECCIAS ALONG CONTACT BETWEEN A DACITE DIKE AND METASEDIMENTS. DIKE IS 100 M LONG AND 2-3 M WIDE. ORE VARIES FROM 0.32 - 2.1 M WIDE OVER AN EXPOSED LENGTH OF 60 M. THREE FRACTURE SETS RECOGNIZED.

Reporter information

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

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

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