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Nevados Del Famatina

Prospect in La Rioja, Argentina with commodities Molybdenum, Copper, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097341
MRDS ID TC00586
Record type Site
Current site name Nevados Del Famatina
Alternate or previous names Famatina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.74945, -28.99744 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 30 KM FROM CHILECITO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Comments on the location information

  • EAST SIDE OF FAMATINA RANGE. ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE. AREA GIVEN AS 28-55S TO 29-05S AND 67-43W TO 67-48W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Enargite Ore
Famatinite Ore
Galena Ore
Magnetite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Alunite Gangue
Chalcedony Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hydrothermal

Analytical data

Result GEOCHEMICAL SAMPLES IN THE AREA SUGGEST 25 PPM MO
Result 25-50 PPM CU (OVER 200 PPM IN VEINS)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Rock unit name Nunorco Formation;Mogates Formation
    Rock description Nunorco Formation;Mogates Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Negro Pienado Formation
    Rock description Negro Pienado Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.74945, -28.99744
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Provincial Government; Cra
    First year 1994

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Total resources 1000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Molybdenum Mo 0.6 wt-pct Molybdenum Major 1991
    Copper Cu 0.3 wt-pct Copper Major 1991
    Gold Au 0.5 g/mt Gold Minor 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 200,000,000 T EST; 500,000,000 T GEOLOGIC

Comments on development

  • DETAILED EXPLORATION, 11,000 M OF DRILLING IN 39 HOLES. GEOLOGIC AND GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY THE SECRETARIA DE ESTADO DE MINERIA AND THE DIRECCION GENERAL DE FABRICACIONES MILITARES

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 REPBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL. 1 : BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, 391 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3 ZONES WITH ANOMALIES : LA ESTRECHURA, CABALLO MUERTO, PORTEZUELO DEL PUMA Y PORTEZUELO DE ILLANES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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