Fenix Prospect

Occurrence in Catamarca, Argentina with commodity Copper
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094125
MRDS ID AR01052
Record type Site
Current site name Fenix Prospect
Alternate or previous names Betitg, Guayracocha

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.8628, -26.2247 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 50 KM WSW OF ANTOFAGASTA DE LA SIERRA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Catamarca

Comments on the location information

  • BETWEEN VEGA RATONES TO THE NORTH AND SALARES MINAS TO THE SOUTH

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore
Malachite Ore
Phosgenite Ore
Aragonite Gangue
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.8628, -26.2247

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike 30W
    Dip N-S
    Thickness 0.03M
    Length 40M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Salar Del Plomo

Comments on the workings information

  • TRENCHES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V. , 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. 1, P. 130-131. MAPA MINERO PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN, 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERA, SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. ITALO R., H., 1983, NUEVA MANIFESTACION CUPRIFERA EN ROCAS CALCAREAS EN LA PUNA CATAMARQUENA - REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: ACTAS SEGUNDO CONGRESO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA ECONOMIA; SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA, V. 2 P. 601-616

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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