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King Tut

Occurrence in La Rioja, Argentina with commodities Gold, Cobalt, Silver, Nickel
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004133
MRDS ID AR00263
Record type Site
Current site name King Tut
Alternate or previous names Vetas: King Tut I Y Ii, Reina Alejandria

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.93557, -28.3919 (WGS84)
Elevation 2980
Relative position 45 KM NNE DE VINCHINA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESO BUENO, MANO DE OBRA DISPONIBLE, ALTA TENSION A 63 KM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary
Silver Secondary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION SE PRESENTA EN GRANULOS DE CRISTALES MEDIANAMENTE DESARROLLADOS CON INTERCRECIMIENTOS NOTABLES DE PIRITA Y GLAUCODOTO. LA ARSENOPIRITA COBALTIFERA (GLAUCODOTO) Y LA PIRITA FORMAN EL 90% DE LA MENA. EL ORO ESTA LIBRE. LA PLATA ESTA ASOCIADA AL ORO COMO ELECTRUM

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicificacion

Analytical data

Result AU 6 GR/TN, CO 0.9%, NI 0.2%, AG 2 GR/TN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Formation La Ojota;Granito Famatina
    Rock description Formation La Ojota;Granito Famatina
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Formation Suri
    Rock description Formation Suri

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.93557, -28.3919
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bloques Fallados Alineados N-S, Escalonados E-W.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Pliegues Asimetricos Rumbo Nnw-Sse, Fallas Rumbo Ene-Wsw

Ore body information

  • General form VETIFORME
    Strike N 68 W
    Dip 70-80NE
    Plunge NNW-SSE
    Plunge direction 70-80 NE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Litologico, Estructural

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZACION POR REEMPLAZO Y RELLENO DE FALLAS, PLANOS DE ESTRATIFICACION, Y CHARNELAS DE PLIEGUES. RELACIONADA GENETICAMENTE CON EL CICLO MINERALIZANTE DE LOS DIQUES DE LA FM LA OJOTA. PARAGENESIS SIMILAR SE OBSERVA EN EL CELEBRE YACIMIENTO "COBALT" DE ONTARIO, CANADA. LA PRESENCIA DE BISMUTO NATIVO, BISMUTINA Y TETRADIMITA REVELAN ASOCIACIONES MINERALES DE BAJA TEMPERATURA, QUE CATALOGAN AL YACIMIENTO COMO MESO A EPITERMAL, PERO FALTA DEFINIR LOS DISTINTOS PULSOS MINERALIZANTES COMO PARA CAMBIAR LA DEFINICION DE TEMPERATURA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1850
Year of first production 1901

Mining district

District name Valle Hermoso

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Idem
  • Type Owner
    Owner Tantal Argentina S.R.L. Casilla De Correo 40 Sta. Rosa De Calamuchita, Cordoba

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5 g/mt Gold Major 1991
    Cobalt Co 0.89 wt-pct Cobalt Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1952
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Cobalt Co 1.1 wt-pct Cobalt Major 1952
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1953
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Cobalt Co 1.4 wt-pct Cobalt Major 1953
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.9 g/mt Gold Major 1979
    Cobalt Co 0.83 wt-pct Cobalt Major 1979

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RECURSOS: 32.300 TN
  • RESERVAS TOTALES: 34.905 TN
  • RESERVAS: 2605 TN (INDICADAS)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 18HA

Comments on the workings information

  • NIVEL 3: RAJO A CIELO ABIERTO 15*15*8M. NIVEL 2: EXCAVACION ATERRADA 10M DIAMETRO CONECTA CON NIVEL 1. NIVEL 1: CORTAVETAS 30M, GALERIA SOBREVETA 25M. NIVEL 0: CORTAVETAS 91M, GALERIA SOBREVETAS 40M, ESTOCADAS 23M

Comments on development

  • SE REALIZO PERFILA ELECTROMAGNETICO (TURAM) Y MAGNETICO, MUESTREO GEOQUIMICO PANORAMICO Y TACTICO. LA EXPLOTACION ES POR REALCE RUDIMENTARIO (PIRQUIN). NO EXISTE MAQUINARIA, EN EL CAMPAMENTO HAY TRES GALPONES DE CHAPA Y UNA CASILLA RODANTE. ; TOTAL$: 1.68 ; EXPL$: .30 ; DEV$: 1.2 ; MILL$: 328.24 ; ECON.YEAR: 1986 ; ECON.COM: DATOS ECONOMICOS EXTRAIDOS DE LA FORMULACION PROYECTO "KING TUT". DIR. NAC. MINERIA (CENTRO EXPLORACION LA RIOJA) CARPETA F0014-02 ; MILL.CAP : 8000 TON

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL. I: BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, 391 P.

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM 1985 CARPETA F-0014-00

  • Deposit

    PERFIL TECNICO ECONOMICO 1986 CARPETA F-0014-01

  • Deposit

    FORMULACION 1986 CARPETA F-0014-02

  • Reserve-Resource

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM 1985

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VETA KING TUT 250*0.8*100M05
Deposit LA FORMULACION DEL YACIMIENTO, PROVEE LAS RECOMENDACIONES SOBRE TIPO DE EXPLOTACION, PLANTA, COSTOS DE EXTRACCION, RENTABILIDAD,ETC. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT. VEA REGISTRO TC00616.
Deposit Discovery Year: SIGLO XIX

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1986 Guerrero, Miguel A. Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina
Updater 01-MAR-1993 Martinez, Hector Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina
Updater 19-JUN-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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