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Maria

Producer in Rio Negro, Argentina with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, 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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056604
MRDS ID TC00656
Record type Site
Current site name Maria

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.99946, -41.66428 (WGS84)
Elevation 1400
Relative position 50 KM N OF MAITEN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rio Negro(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Rio Negro

Comments on the location information

  • ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE
  • ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE. LOCATION GIVEN AS WITHIN 40-45S TO 41-15S AND 66W TO 66-30W

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 12% PB, 13% ZN, 45 G/T AG, 3 G/T AU, 2% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.99946, -41.66428
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 250M

Comments on the geologic information

  • RELATED TO TERT VOLCANISM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 25M
    Overall depth 10M

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: 1 ; ECON.COM: CABLE CAR CONNECTS UPPER WORKINGS WITH THE ARROYO WHERE THE PLANT IS LOCATED
  • TOTAL$: 0.5

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, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL.II: BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, P. 393-704.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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