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Nacientes De La Quebrada De Chita

Past Producer in San Juan, Argentina with commodity Gold
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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. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056641
MRDS ID TC00694
Record type Site
Current site name Nacientes De La Quebrada De Chita
Alternate or previous names Chita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.66617, -30.49746 (WGS84)
Elevation 2750
Relative position 45 KM SW OF IGLESIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina San Juan

Comments on the location information

  • SOUTH COLANQUIL RANGE, ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Limonite Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result GRADES ARE GENERALLY LOW

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Cerro Agua Negra
    Rock description Cerro Agua Negra

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.66617, -30.49746
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Chita

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • GALERIES AND FLOODED SHAFTS

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: 4

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

    ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL. II: BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, P. 393-704.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS: CALIFORNIA, BRONCE, SANTA ANA, COMPANIA TAJOS, REYES

Reporter information

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

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