| Deposit ID | 10068816 |
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| MRDS ID | W002074 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Arroyo La Honda Cu Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.31618, -32.24746 (WGS84) |
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| Elevation | 4000 |
| Relative position | 150 AIRLINE KM NW OF MENDOZA ON THE CHILE - ARGENTINA BORDER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | San Juan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Result | 79 SOIL, STREAM SEDIMENT, SCREE SAMPLES AND 47 ROCK SAMPLES COLLECTED. ANOMALOUS CU VALUES OF MORE THAN 200 PPM ARE ASSOCIATED WITH PORPHYRITIC ANDESITE AND HORNBLENDIFEROUS ANDESITE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -70.31618, -32.24746 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | North-Trending Folds, Faults Of Varying Lengths And Displacements, And Plutonic Masses |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Cret-Tert Volcanics And Tuffs Dip 20-45 Deg. West. Fault In Arroyo De La Honda |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
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| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1965 |
| Discoverer | Air Reconnaissance By United Nations And Gov'T Of Argentina |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Government Of Argentina |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002074 |
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1968, MINERAL SURVEY IN THE ANDEAN CORDILLERA, ARGENTINA: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 161-162
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1970, INVESTIGATION OF PORPHYRY COPPER TYPE MINERALIZATION IN THE PROVINCE OF MENDOZA, NEUQUEN, AND SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 301-302
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1968, MINERAL SURVEY IN THE ANDEAN CORDILLERA, ARGENTINA: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 118-119.
1966 DIREXPL UNITED NATION
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1973 | Davidson, Claire B. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1993 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.