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Mogote Del Rio Blanco Mine

Past Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodities Gold, Copper, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004664
MRDS ID AR10042
Record type Site
Current site name Mogote Del Rio Blanco Mine
Alternate or previous names Atahualpa, Calchaqui, Manto Verde, Rosalia, Santa Maria

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.69028, -28.70246 (WGS84)
Elevation 2450
Relative position 9 KM SW OF ANGULOS

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

  • ON N BANK OF RIO BLANCO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Gypsum Gangue
Limonite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation, Sericitization, Carbonitization

Analytical data

Result ORE GRADES: 0.07-4.80% CU, 0.75-25 G/MT AU. GOLD VALUES REPORTED IN WALL ROCK

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock
    Rock unit name El Creston Formation;El Mogote Formation
    Rock description El Creston Formation;El Mogote Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.69028, -28.70246
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NNW-SSE
    Dip 30-60W
    Thickness 1.8M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault System

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mogote Del Rio Blanco

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cesar A Massi And Carlos A. Morandi

Comments on the workings information

  • TRENCHES, ADITS WHICH ARE LARGELY CONFINED TO THE OXIDIZED ZONE. SANTA MARIA WORKINGS, WITH FOUR LEVELS, EXPOSES SUFIDE ORES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1967, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GIOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. I PP. 153-155. JUAN CARLOS M. TURNER, 1971, DNGM BOL. 126, PP. 81-82

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF 5 VEINS; LARGEST THREE ARE 1) SANTA MARIA (NW 50-65 NE) 150 M LONG, 0.3-1.8 M WIDE; 2) MANTO VERDE (NNE 30-60 NW) 1 KM LONG, PARALLELS BEDDING IN CRESTON FM; 3) ATAHUALPA: (N60-65W 45-60NE) 50 M LONG, CONSISTS OF AN ALTERED ZONE 1-8 M WIDE.

Reporter information

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

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