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Oro Del Sur Group

Occurrence in Mendoza, Argentina with commodities Gold, Silver, 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. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056559
MRDS ID TC00605
Record type Site
Current site name Oro Del Sur Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.99946, -32.58079 (WGS84)
Elevation 3100
Relative position 70 KM FROM MENDOZA, 40 KM FROM USPALLATA

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 69-15 W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 56 VEINS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.99946, -32.58079
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nw-Se Fault Systems.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Provinical Government

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Total resources 4000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 10 g/mt Gold Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE (1) TENATIVE; ORE (2) OXIDE ZONE, 4 VEINS OF PROVEN AND PROBABLE RESERVES.

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

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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