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Barda Gonzalez, Faupe, La Coral, La Yaravi, San Lorenzo

Prospect in Neuquen, Argentina with commodity Copper
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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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005067
MRDS ID AR13047
Record type District
Current site name Barda Gonzalez, Faupe, La Coral, La Yaravi, San Lorenzo
Alternate or previous names Baroa Gonzoles, Includes Tordillos, Cerro Granito, Sauzel Bonito Concessions

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.96609, -38.83086 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 18 KM ENE OF PLAZA HUINCUL.

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

  • Kirkham and Broughton (2005) give locations of

    Barda Gonazlez at 38 50 S, 69 02 W.

    Tordillos 38 27 S, 68 58 W (typo in publication says E)

    Cerro Granito 39 12 S, 69 32 W

    Sauzel Bonito 38 36 S 69 18W

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 197
USGS model code 30b
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu
Mark3 model number 63
Model code 203
USGS model code Unassigned
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu, red-bed
Mark3 model number 97

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Estratos Con Dinosaurios, Grupo Neuquen Portezuelo Member
    Rock description Estratos Con Dinosaurios, Grupo Neuquen Portezuelo Member
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.96609, -38.83086
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name BARDA GONZALEZ
    Thickness 8M
    Length 400M
    Width 60M

Comments on the geologic information

  • NEAR HORIZONTAL STRATA, BIOTITE AND PHLOGOPITE IN SANDSTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Minera Polimet - Yamana Resources And Mim Holdings
    First year 1995

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE (1) BARDA GONZALEZ; ORE (2) TORDILLOS; ORE (3) CERRO GRANITO

Comments on development

  • YAMANA - MIM HAVE 8 CONCESSIONS TOTALLING 209,000 ACRES THAT INCLUDE SAUZEL BONITO, BARDA GONZALEZ, CERRO GRANITO, AND TORDILLAS CONCESSIONS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SAMPLES 2.59-4.32% CU.
Deposit A. Wilson (USGS) changed the Record type from Site to District. These are separate mines approx. 40-60 km apart if the informaiton in Kirkham and Broughton is correct. Deposit type is Red bed type.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 30-MAY-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 15-MAY-2008 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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