Rio Frio

Prospect in San Juan, Argentina with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064818
MRDS ID TC39365
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Frio
Alternate or previous names Rio Frio Concession, Cerro Colorado

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.79257, -29.77468 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

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

  • SOUTHERN PART OF RIO FRIO CONCESSION NEAR CHILE-ARGENTINA BORDER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Alunite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.79257, -29.77468

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Argentina Gold
    First year 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHRISTIE, BRIAN, 1995, ARGENTINA GOLD EXPLORES GOLD SYSTEMS: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 80, NO. 50, P. 1-2

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JUN-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.