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Cortaderas

Past Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056566
MRDS ID TC00613
Record type Site
Current site name Cortaderas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.15697, -32.31274 (WGS84)
Elevation 2600
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 33 KM NORTHWEST OF USPALLATA, 68 KM NNW OF MENDOZA.

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

  • NORTH FLANK OF CORDON DE LAS CORTADERAS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GRADES DIMINISH AT DEPTH.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Rock unit name Facies Cortadera-Grupo Villavicencio
    Rock description Facies Cortadera-Grupo Villavicencio

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.15697, -32.31274
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E-W
    Dip 60-80 N&S
    Width 1.2M

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEINS IN PHYLLITES OR ON CONTACT BETWEEN ANDESITES AND SERPENTINES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TENTATIVES

Comments on development

  • EXPL$: 1

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

    HARRINGTON, H. J., 1971, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 22C, RAMBLON; BUENOS AIRES, DIR. NAC. DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, BOL. 114, P. 74-75.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-91 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-93 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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