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Condorcanqui Cu Deposit

Past Producer in Chubut, Argentina with commodity Copper
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068821
MRDS ID W002079
Record type Site
Current site name Condorcanqui Cu Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.04946, -42.1643 (WGS84)
Elevation 1200
Relative position 30 KM SE OF EL BOLSON BY ROUTE 258, 163 KM S OF BARILOCHE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chubut(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Chubut

Comments on the location information

  • ELEVATION IS FROM USAF CHART AND IS HIGHER THAN FIGURE IN ANGELELLI, REF.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Kaolin Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Zoisite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hydrothermal Alteration, Propilitization And Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Andesite, Serie Andesita Eogena;Plutonic Rocks, Granite, Granodiorite And Diorite;Piltriquitron Series, Schist, Graywacke
    Rock description Andesite, Serie Andesita Eogena;Plutonic Rocks, Granite, Granodiorite And Diorite;Piltriquitron Series, Schist, Graywacke
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Rock unit name Transported & Morainal Material;Schist And Graywacke, Piltriquitron Series
    Rock description Transported & Morainal Material;Schist And Graywacke, Piltriquitron Series

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.04946, -42.1643
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description North-Trending Folds, Faults Of Varying Lengths And Displacements, And Plutonic Masses
Type of structure Local
Structure description Extensive Faulting E And W Of Mineralized Area, Some Local Folding

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, CONSISTS OF 2 MINERALIZED SECTORS
    Strike N 22 W
    Dip 25 DEG. W.
    Length 30M
  • General form IRREGULAR, CONSISTS OF 2 MINERALIZED SECTORS
    Dip 25 DEG. W.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralization Mostly Confined To "Serie Andesita Eogena"

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1945
Discoverer No Data Available
Year of first production 1951

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Direccion General De Fabricaciones Militares (Dgfm)

Comments on the workings information

  • 22 SHALLOW DRILL HOLES, TOTALLING 626 M, 12 TRENCHES, 1-4 M DEEP, TOTALLING 485 M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., FERNANDEZ LIMA, J. C., HERRERA, A., AND ARISTARAIN, L., 1970, DESCRIPCION DEL MAPA METALOGENETICO DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: DIRECCION NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, P. 53 (SPANISH)

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 MINERALIZED SECTORS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1973 Davidson, Claire B. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

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