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Oro Del Norte Group

Past Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead
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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. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104308
MRDS ID TC00604
Record type Site
Current site name Oro Del Norte Group
Alternate or previous names Deseada, Salvadora, Nelly, 3 Manueles
Related records 10068833

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.09947, -32.41413 (WGS84)
Elevation 3000
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 55 KM NW OF MENDOZA, 40 KM FROM USPALLATA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Comments on the location information

  • TO NORTH OF CERRO SAN BRTOLO. IN THE SIERRA DE UPSALLATA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.09947, -32.41413
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Economic information

Ore body information

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Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Northern Gold Mining District Of Las Heras

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Deseada And Salvador = Minera Cordillerana S. A.
  • Type Owner
    Owner N4=Perforaciones Chilecito S. A.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Nelly=Sr. A. Aguillera
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cetel Minera S. A.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Total resources 2000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 200 g/mt Silver Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TENTATIVES

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 REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL.II :BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONS CIENTIFICAS, P. 426-427.

  • Deposit

    HOSKOLD, H.D., 1904, OFFICIAL REPORT UPON THE MINES, MINING, METALLURGY, AND MINING LAWS ETC., OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC: MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES, NATIONAL SECTION OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, BUENOS AIRES, SOUTH AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, 474 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BEST GOLD GRADES IN OXIDE ZONES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-91 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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