Huemul, Arroyo Seco, Agua Botada.

Past Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodities Uranium, Copper, Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004919
MRDS ID AR11099
Record type Site
Current site name Huemul, Arroyo Seco, Agua Botada.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.8328, -35.76027 (WGS84)
Elevation 1880
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 15 KM. SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MALARGUE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Comments on the location information

  • WEST FLANK OF PAMPA ANARILLA ANTICLINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Montroseite Ore
Pitchblende Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Rock unit name Diamantino
    Rock description Diamantino

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.8328, -35.76027

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description N-S Anticline

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S
    Dip 30 W
    Length 3000M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name 9

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall length 6400.8M

Comments on development

  • 25,000 M OF DRILL HOLES ; ECON.COM: PLANT IN MALARGUE.

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. 2 P 589-591.

  • Deposit

    DESSARTI, R. N., 1973, DESCRIPTION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 29B, BARDAS BLANCAS, SNMG, BOL # 139, P 52.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI 1984 P 591

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HUEMEL: MOST IMPORTANT LEVEL IS PALEOCHANNEL CONGLOMERATE; MINERALIZATION ALONG STRIKE 100 M, DOWNDIP 300 M. 0.6-2.0 M THICK, GRADES 2.5% U(308) AND 20% CU. AGUA BOTADA: 600 M LONG, 300 ALONG DIP, 0.3-1.2 M WIDE, 1.5% U(308), SANDSTONE BETWEEN TWO LAYERS OF CLAYSTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-93 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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