San Jorge

Occurrence in Mendoza, Argentina with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056553
MRDS ID TC00598
Record type Site
Current site name San Jorge

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.43281, -32.23079 (WGS84)
Relative position 50 KM NNW FROM USPALLATA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.43281, -32.23079

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Pedro N. Aldave

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Total resources 45000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.75 wt-pct Copper Major 1993

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MINING SECRETARY, 1993, DIRECTORY OF MINING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC, P.224.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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