Cerro Mocho

Occurrence in Neuquen, Argentina with commodity Gold

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10005052
MRDS ID	AR13028
Record type	Site
Current site name	Cerro Mocho

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-71.27171, -38.98505 (WGS84)
Elevation	1750
Location accuracy	10000(meters)
Relative position	40 KM NW OF ALUMINE.

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

SE END OF CERRO MOCHO.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

SUPERFICIAL SAMPLE GAVE LOW GRADES.

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Gold	Ore
Quartz	Gangue

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-71.27171, -38.98505	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	AR13028

Bibliographic references

Deposit

GALLI, C.A., 1969, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE HOJA 35A, LAGO ALUMINE; BUENOS AIRES, DNGM BOL. 108., P. 41
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.