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La Voluntad

Occurrence in Neuquen, Argentina with commodities 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056594
MRDS ID TC00646
Record type Site
Current site name La Voluntad

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.51614, -39.16422 (WGS84)
Elevation 1400
Relative position 25 KM E OF ALUMINE, 60 KM SW OF ZAPALA

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

  • AREA GIVEN AS WITHIN 41-40S TO 42S AND 70-30W TO 71W. ENTRANCE ROADS AVAILABLE.
  • ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • FINENESS OF AU IS 850 THOUSANDTHS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore
Melaconite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.51614, -39.16422
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GOLD COMES FROM THE DISTRUCTION OF GOLD BEARING QUARTZ VEINS HOSTED IN TERTIARY ANDESITES OF THE CORDON SERRUCHO AND CERROS NEVADOS TO THE W OF THE UPPER CHUBUT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Provincial Government

Comments on the workings information

  • SOME PITS, 2 TUNNELS

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: 0.6
  • GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING REVEALED HIGH-VALUE ANOMALIES ONLY IN THE AREA OF THE MINE ; TOTAL$: 0.25

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA VOL. I : BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, P.391.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN ALUVIUM, TERRACES, AND GLACIAL DRIFT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

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