| Deposit ID | 10068822 |
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| MRDS ID | W002080 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cordon Del Plata Cu, Pb, Zn Prospects |
| Alternate or previous names | Describes 4 Prospects: Quebrada Del Medio, Quebrada Del Azufre-Arroyo Cortaderas, Quebrada Del Norte, All Part of Upper Drainage of Rio Santa Clara, Arroyo Cuevas |
| Geographic coordinates: | -69.49948, -33.24746 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3800 |
| Relative position | ARROYO CUEVAS IS 70 KM AND THE SANTA CLARA AREA IS 135 KM SW OF MENDOZA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mendoza(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Mendoza |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Result | GEOCHEMICAL EVIDENCE OF ANOMALOUS CU AND MO IN PORPHYRITIC STOCK. AVERAGE RESULTS OF 2 DRILL-HOLES IN QUEBRADA DEL MEDIO ARE 1327 PPM CU AND 112 PPM MO |
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| (1) | -69.49948, -33.24746 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N-Trending Folded And Faulted Ranges East Of Principal Cordillera. Pal Rocks Intruded By Intermediate To Felsic Plutons. Faults Of 5000-M Displacement On Eastern Frontal Cordillera |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Host Rocks Folded Along N-S Axes And Faulted. Intense Fracturing And Fault Systems In Complex Porphyritic Bodies. Mo Mineralization Related To E-W Faulting In Arroyo Cuevas |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
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| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1964 |
| Discoverer | United Nations & Gov'T Of Argentina |
| District name | Cordon Del Plata |
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| Type | Owner |
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| Owner | Government Of Argentina |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002080 |
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1968, MINERAL SURVEY IN THE ANDEAN CORDILLERA, ARGENTINA: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 105-114
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1970, INVESTIGATION OF PORPHYRY COPPER TYPE MINERALIZATION IN THE PROVINCES OF MENDOZA, NEUQUEN AND SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P.195-211.
MINING SECRETARY, 1993, DIRECTORY OF MINING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC, P. 223-224.
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1968, MINERAL SURVEY IN THE ANDEAN CORDILLERA, ARGENTINA: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P.83-89.
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1970, INVESTIGATIONS OF PORPHYRY COPPER TYPE MINERALIZATION IN THE PROVINCES OF MENDOZA, NEUQUEN, AND SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 131-153.
1966 DIREXPL UNITED NATION
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THREE MAIN AREAS OF ECONOMIC INTEREST ARE QUEBRADA DEL MEDIO, QUEBRADA DEL AZUFRE AND QUEBRADA DEL NORTE ZONES. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: PROJECT STARTED IN 1964 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1973 | Davidson, Claire B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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