Martin Bronce

Prospect in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Copper, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Arsenic, Antimony, Lead
Sections on this page
  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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056538
MRDS ID TC00579
Record type Site
Current site name Martin Bronce

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -64.49939, -24.40305 (WGS84)
Elevation 1400
Relative position 140 KM SE OF JUJUY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jujuy(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Jujuy

Comments on the location information

  • ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Primary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Brochantite Ore
Cuprite Ore
Gold Ore
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore
Malachite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES: CONGLOMERATE STRATUM 0.96% CU, ALTERED SANDSTONE 1.08% CU, RICH SANDSTONE 3.1% CU

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 202
USGS model code Unassigned
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu, reduced-facies
Mark3 model number 96

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Pirgua
    Rock description Pirgua
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -64.49939, -24.40305

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Large Monocline With N-S Axis, With Faults

Ore body information

  • Strike N 10 W
    Dip 20 E

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZATION IN 3 UNITS OF THE PIRGUA FORMATION - 1) BASE CONGLOMERATE 2) SANDSTONE 15-20 M THICK 3) ALTERED SANDSTONE 2 M THICK WHICH HAS RICHEST MINERALIZATION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner C. Giuliani

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1991
    Silver Ag 90 g/mt Silver Major 1991
    Zinc Zn 1.7 wt-pct Zinc Major 1991
    Gold Au 0.2 g/mt Gold Major 1991

Comments on development

  • WITHOUT EXPLORATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 15-MAY-2008 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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