El Oro, Grupo

Past Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodities Gold, Copper
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 60000078
MRDS ID AR00262
Record type District
Current site name El Oro, Grupo
Alternate or previous names Berta, Maria, Clara, Fimberley F.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.73695, -29.08635 (WGS84)
Relative position ACCESO MALO A REGULAR. MANO DE OBRA DISPONIBLE , NO ESPECIALIZADA. ALTA TENSION A 17 KM. FOTOS AEREAS: MOSAICO 40C (1:50000), NO. 2967-304A-2

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) SERICITIZATION

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.73695, -29.08635

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description FALLAS DIRECTAS: 1) N-S INCL. W, 2) WNW-ESE INCL. NE, 3) NE-SW
Type of structure Regional
Structure description BLOQUES ALINEADOS N-S, ESCALONADOS E-W

Controls for ore emplacement

  • ESTRUCTURAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1883
Year of first production 1941
Year of last production 1964

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner ESTADO PROVINCIAL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECTION NACIONAL DE MINERA Y GEOLOGICA, 1991, REPORT ON THE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES

  • Deposit

    ANAGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL. II: BUNES AIRES, COMISIOON DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, P. 393-704.

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM 1986 CARPETA F-0016-00. DIREC.NAC.MINERIA INEDITO

Beyond USGS

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