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General Pas Mine

Past Producer in Neuquen, Argentina with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005046
MRDS ID AR13020
Record type Site
Current site name General Pas Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -70.12441, -38.63825 (WGS84)
Relative position 25 KM W OF CHOS MALAL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Neuquen(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Neuquen

Comments on the location information

  • AT 5 KM NE OF ATAHUALPA ON THE NORTHERN BENCH OF RIO NEUQUEN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -70.12441, -38.63825
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S
    Dip SUBVERTICAL
    Thickness 1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • THE DEPOSIT HAS LOW GRADE LEAD ORE

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS AND OTHER WORKINGS EXIST

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 143 P. 85 ANGELELLI (1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, V.II P. 513-514

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MINE WORKS TWO VEINS 10 M APART

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1994 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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