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El Retamal

Prospect in San Juan, Argentina with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Molybdenum
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005544
MRDS ID AR16086
Record type Site
Current site name El Retamal

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -68.87157, -30.8127 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina San Juan

Comments on the location information

  • ALONG RIO CASTANO, NEAR CONJUNCTION OF QUEBRADA SECA & QUEBRADA EL CHORILLO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NO SECONDARY ENRICHMENT ZONE RECOGNIZED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Marcasite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Fluorite Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Propyllitic, Argillic-Sericitic (Dominant), Silicic & Potassic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Rio Atutia Formation
    Rock description Rio Atutia Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -68.87157, -30.8127
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 3000M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • EXPLORATION BEGAN IN 1980 - GEOCHEMISTRY, GEOPHYSICS, 3 DRILL HOLES WITH ENCOURAGING AU VALUES (AV. 2.9 PPM OVER 33 M)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PELICHOTTI, TUBEN, & CARDO, RAUL, 1983, EL RETAMAL, MANIFESTACION DE ORO DISEMINADOR DEPARTAMENTO CALINGASTA-PROVINCIA DE SAN JUAN; SEGUNDO CONGRESO GEOLOGICO ARGENTINO, SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA, VOL. I, P. 567-581

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 7 KM2 ALTERATION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1993 Venable, Margaret 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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