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Farallon Negro - Alto De La Blenda

Producer in Catamarca, Argentina with commodities Silver, Gold, Manganese
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  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
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000100
MRDS ID AR00334
Record type District
Current site name Farallon Negro - Alto De La Blenda

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.68693, -27.29746 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ACCESO BUENO POR CAMINO CONSOLIDADO, AGUA ESCASA (SE TOMA DEL ACUEDUCTO QUE UNE FARALLON NEGRO CON NACIMIENTOS, 25KM), ENERGIA ELECTRICA POR GENERACION PROPIA, CAMPAMENTO COMPLETO PARA OBREROS Y STAFF. FOTOGRAFIA AEREA 2767-406 9-10-11. MOSAICO 24 B2 (PLAN NOA)., ACC (PUNTO ASTRONOMICO MACHO MUERTO 2717'07" Y 6641'10")

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
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Manganese Critical Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) PROPYLITIC

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.68693, -27.29746
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description FRACTURAS DE RUMBO NO-SE, BIEN DEFINIDO Y QUE COINCIDE CON LA ESTRUCTURA REGIONAL. SIRVIERON DE CONDUCTOS PARA FORMAR DIQUES DE ANDESITAS, BASALTOS ETC. Y TAMBIEN PARA LA CANALIZACION DE LA ACTIVIDAD VOLCANICA POSTUMA DANDO ORIGEN A VETAS MINERALIZADAS. L

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Discovery year 1500
Discoverer Ymad
Year of first production 1978

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner YMAD
    Home office BUENOS AIRES
  • Type Operator
    Owner YMAD
    Home office BUENOS AIRES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA. C.I.M., LA PLATA, BUENOS AIRES.

  • Deposit

    GONZALEZ O.,RICCI H., 1986, PROYECTO FARALLON NEGRO (ZONA CENTRAL Y ALTO DE LA BLENDA) AU, AG. DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA, CARPETA K0040-00. (INEDITO)

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIA DE MINERIA, 1986, YACIMIENTO EN PRODUCCION MINA, FARALLON NEGRO, (ZONA CENTRAL Y ALTO DE LA BLENDA) ORO Y PLATA. SITUACION Y PERSPECTIVAS. PCIA. DE CATAMARCA. AUTORES: GONZALEZ O. Y RICCI H. (INEDITO)

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORIO DE OPORTUNIDADES MINERAS EN LA REP. ARGENTINA, 1993, SECRETARIA DE MINERIA, BUENOS AIRES.

  • Deposit

    SUCHOMER B. J., 1988, LITTLE EXPLORED AREA OF ARGENTINA SHOWS BASE AND PRECIOUS METALS POTENTIAL. MINING ENGINEERING. VOL. 40, NO. 8, P. 800-803.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-93 VARIOS Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina
Updater 01-SEP-93 DIEGO SILVA NIETO Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina

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