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Los Aparejos Prospect

Occurrence in Catamarca, Argentina with commodities Copper, Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004299
MRDS ID AR01116
Record type Site
Current site name Los Aparejos Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.41587, -27.73108 (WGS84)
Elevation 4300
Relative position 40 KM NW OF CHASCHUIL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Catamarca

Comments on the location information

  • 4 KM S OF LAGUNA DE LOS APAREJOS CLOSE TO ROAD #60 TO CHILE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Iron Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Magnetite Ore
Malachite Ore
Garnet Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 59
USGS model code 18b
Deposit model name Skarn Cu
Mark3 model number 8

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Laguna Amarga Formation;Narvaez Granite
    Rock description Laguna Amarga Formation;Narvaez Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.41587, -27.73108
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR/LENS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Aguilar

Production statistics

  • Year 1968
    Period 1966-1968
    Accuracy Estimate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 3wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PROBABLE RESERVES

Comments on development

  • DEPOSIT WAS EXPLORED FROM 1966-1968 BY CIA. MINERA AGUILAR BY DRILLING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. I, PP. 127-129. MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN; 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y GEOLOGIO; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. TURNER, JUAN CARLOS, 1967, DNGM BOL. 106, PP. 61-62

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, VOL. I P. 129

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO MINERALIZED SECTORS: SECTOR A 3 TO 30 M WIDE, EXPLORED TO 55 M DEPTH; SECTOR B CONSISTS OF SMALL LENSES 10 TO 20 M LONG AND 0.2 TO 2 M WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

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