Cordon Del Plata Cu, Pb, Zn Prospects

Prospect in Mendoza, Argentina with commodities Copper, Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068822
MRDS ID W002080
Record type Site
Current site name Cordon Del Plata Cu, Pb, Zn Prospects
Alternate or previous names Describes 4 Prospects: Quebrada Del Medio, Quebrada Del Azufre-Arroyo Cortaderas, Quebrada Del Norte, All Part of Upper Drainage of Rio Santa Clara, Arroyo Cuevas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.49948, -33.24746 (WGS84)
Elevation 3800
Relative position ARROYO CUEVAS IS 70 KM AND THE SANTA CLARA AREA IS 135 KM SW OF MENDOZA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Comments on the location information

  • COORDINATES ARE APPROX CENTER OF RESERVE WHICH IS 900 SQ KM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Covellite Ore
Malachite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Chlorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Strong Hydrothermal Alteration

Analytical data

Result GEOCHEMICAL EVIDENCE OF ANOMALOUS CU AND MO IN PORPHYRITIC STOCK. AVERAGE RESULTS OF 2 DRILL-HOLES IN QUEBRADA DEL MEDIO ARE 1327 PPM CU AND 112 PPM MO

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.49948, -33.24746

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description N-Trending Folded And Faulted Ranges East Of Principal Cordillera. Pal Rocks Intruded By Intermediate To Felsic Plutons. Faults Of 5000-M Displacement On Eastern Frontal Cordillera
Type of structure Local
Structure description Host Rocks Folded Along N-S Axes And Faulted. Intense Fracturing And Fault Systems In Complex Porphyritic Bodies. Mo Mineralization Related To E-W Faulting In Arroyo Cuevas

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • The 4 Prospects Are Aligned In A Nne Trend. 90 Km Nne Are The 2 Paramillos Prospects. Ssw Is Cerro Tupungato (An Active Volcano) And 130 Km Ssw Is El Teniente Cu Mine In Chile. A Nne Line Of Weakness Controlling Regional Mineralization Is Suggested

Comments on the geologic information

  • 2 OVER LAPPING SYSTEMS OF MINERALIZATION/ALTERATION: ONE CU-MO SYSTEM RELATED TO PERM-TRI GRANITE PORPHYRIES, OTHER SUBVOLCANIC AU-AG SYSTEM RELATED TO BRECCIA AND TERTIARY PORPHYRY NECKS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1964
Discoverer United Nations & Gov'T Of Argentina

Mining district

District name Cordon Del Plata

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Argentina

Comments on the workings information

  • SIZE IS MINERALIZED AREA FOR SANTA CLARA PROSPECTS

Comments on development

  • U.N. PROJECT (1964-1968) INCLUDED: PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION, GEOLOGICAL MAPPING, GEOCHEMICAL, GEOPHYSICAL STUDIES (INDUCED POLARIZATION), DIAMOND DRILLING (5 DEEP DRILL-HOLES OVER 500 FT. EACH AND 23 SHALLOW HOLES UP TO 220 FT.) ; ECON.COM: CATEGORIZED IN UNDP, 1970, REF. IN GROUP A, "MOST PROMISING AREA FROM AN ECONOMIC POINT OF VIEW"

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1968, MINERAL SURVEY IN THE ANDEAN CORDILLERA, ARGENTINA: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 105-114

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1970, INVESTIGATION OF PORPHYRY COPPER TYPE MINERALIZATION IN THE PROVINCES OF MENDOZA, NEUQUEN AND SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P.195-211.

  • Deposit

    MINING SECRETARY, 1993, DIRECTORY OF MINING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC, P. 223-224.

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1968, MINERAL SURVEY IN THE ANDEAN CORDILLERA, ARGENTINA: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P.83-89.

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1970, INVESTIGATIONS OF PORPHYRY COPPER TYPE MINERALIZATION IN THE PROVINCES OF MENDOZA, NEUQUEN, AND SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 131-153.

  • Deposit

    1966 DIREXPL UNITED NATION

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE MAIN AREAS OF ECONOMIC INTEREST ARE QUEBRADA DEL MEDIO, QUEBRADA DEL AZUFRE AND QUEBRADA DEL NORTE ZONES.
Deposit Discovery Year: PROJECT STARTED IN 1964

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1973 Davidson, Claire B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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