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Las Choica Area

Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodity Copper
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  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. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056555
MRDS ID TC00600
Record type Site
Current site name Las Choica Area
Alternate or previous names Includes: Aguila Primera, Amelia, Cobrecito, El Coloso, Juanita, Hilda, Las Choica

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.29949, -35.08081 (WGS84)
Elevation 3075
Relative position 105 ROAD KM NW OF EL SOSNEADO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION GIVEN AS 32-15S TO 32-35S AND 69W TO 69-15W
  • NEAR CONFLUENCE OF FORTUNA OR LAS CHOICAS ARROYO AND THE TORDILLO RIVER. 6 KM E OF LAS CHOICAS. LOCATION GIVEN AS WITHIN 34-30S TO 35S AND 69-15W TO 70W BY DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y GEOLOGIA BUT DOES NOT AGREE WITH MINING MAP AND ANGELELLI.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Malachite Gangue
Tenorite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.29949, -35.08081
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Inverse Faults

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1895

Mining district

District name 2

Production statistics

  • Year 1909
    Period 1903-1909
    Material ORE
    Description Cp_Grade: ^46-47 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 47wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TENTATIVES

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: 0.2

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL. I : BUNES AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONS CIENTIFICAS,392 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI, V.,1984, P.170

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit POSSIBLE EXTENSION OF RIO BLANCO, DISPUTADA, AND EL TENIENTE (CHILE) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-1993 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

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