Aqua Rica

Prospect in Catamarca, Argentina
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Site location context
  3. Geographic areas
  4. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  5. Ownership information
  6. Reserves and resources
  7. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400193
Record type Model Type
Current site name Aqua Rica

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Catamarca

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1900

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Northern Orion
    Interest 100

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 2008
    Remarks Proven & probable: Yr 1-10: 365M/lb yr/copper; 135,000 oz/yr gold; 15M lb/yr moly\n70,000 tons/day and 150,000 tons annually

Reference information

Bibliographic references