El Moradito

Past Producer in Catamarca, Argentina with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000080
MRDS ID AR00271
Record type District
Current site name El Moradito

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.16615, -26.74747 (WGS84)
Relative position BUENA ACCESIBILIDAD, DISPONINIBILIDAD DE AGUA A 50 M DEL CAMPAMENTO (RIO DE LA MINA). DISPONIBILID DE MANO DE OBRA NO ESPECIALIZADA, LINEA DE ALTA TENSION A 30 KM (CORRAL QUEMADO) 13.2KW.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Catamarca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) METASOMATISMO, SALBANDA DE VETAS.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.16615, -26.74747

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description FALLAS DE RUMBO N70E, INCL. 85-89S.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1600
Year of first production 1945

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner ZAVALETA, ARMANDO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, COM. DE INVEST. CIENT. DE LA PCIA. DE BS. AS. LA PLATA 1984

  • Deposit

    CERVI, H., VISITA A LAS MINAS DE LA COMPANIA AURIFERA DEL ROSARIO. BANCO INDUSTRIAL DE RCA. ARGENTINA, 1947.

  • Deposit

    CHIRILA , INFORME SOBRE LAS MINAS DE ORO DEL CULAMPAJA, BCO.IND.DE LA RCA. ARGENTINA,1952.

  • Deposit

    FERNANDEZ LIMA J. C., JUTORAN A., DE LA IGLESIA V. ,ESTUDIO DE LAS MINAS DE ORO DE LAS MINAS DE CULAMPAJA, DIR. NAC. DE MINERIA Y GEOLOGIA, 1955

  • Deposit

    MULLER, R. ,VISITA A LAS MINAS DE CULAMPAJA,. BCO. IND. DE LA RCA. ARGENTINA. 1950.

  • Deposit

    TURNER, J.C.M., DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 10b, LAGUNA BLANCA, PCIA. DE CATAMARCA. DIRECCION NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA. 1973.

Beyond USGS

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