Tupungato

Prospect in Mendoza, Argentina with commodities Chromium, Iron, Copper, Nickel, Cobalt
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097342
MRDS ID TC00607
Record type Site
Current site name Tupungato

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.48281, -33.36413 (WGS84)
Relative position 40 KM W OF TUPUNGATO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
Iron Primary
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.48281, -33.36413

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BELT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • EXPL$: 0.2

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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