Organullo

Past Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodities Copper, Bismuth, Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056615
MRDS ID TC00667
Record type Site
Current site name Organullo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.16611, -24.2475 (WGS84)
Elevation 4050
Relative position 30 KM S OF SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta
Argentina Salta

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Bismuth Critical Primary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismuthinite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.16611, -24.2475

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Total resources 1000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.01 g/mt Gold Trace 1991

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 INVESTIGACIONS CIENTIFICAS, 391 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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