| Deposit ID | 10068826 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002084 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Las Cuevas Cu Prospect, San Jose, Catalina |
| Alternate or previous names | Minas De Nevarro, Las Cuelvas |
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.01617, -32.84746 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4000 |
| Relative position | NEAR CHILE-ARGENTINA BORDER, 200 KM W. OF MENDOZA. SE. OF LAS CUEVAS, A STATION ON TRANS-ANDEAN RAILWAY. NAT'L HIGHWAY 7 THROUGH AREA, 125 KM WEST OF MENDOZA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mendoza(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Mendoza |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Prehnite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Result | ANOMALIES DETERMINED FROM GEOCHEMICAL SEDIMENT SAMPLES ARE: CU AND PB GREATER THAN 60 PPM EACH, ZN GREATER THAN 200 PPM |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Detrital-Colluvial Deposits In Tectonic Depressions (Neogene);Sandstone, Conglomerate, Limestone-Mendociano Formation;Marine Fossiliferous Limestone-Tordillense Formation;Sedimentary Clastic Rocks & Mantos Of Porphyritic Andesites (Melaphyre)-Auquilcoense Formation;;; |
| Rock description | Detrital-Colluvial Deposits In Tectonic Depressions (Neogene);Sandstone, Conglomerate, Limestone-Mendociano Formation;Marine Fossiliferous Limestone-Tordillense Formation;Sedimentary Clastic Rocks & Mantos Of Porphyritic Andesites (Melaphyre)-Auquilcoens |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite |
| (1) | -70.01617, -32.84746 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | North-Trending Folds, Faults Of Varying Lengths And Displacements, And Plutonic Masses |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Rocks Have Been Deformed By Folding And Fractures. Strike Nnw And Dip W. Folding And Fracturing. |
| General form | CU MINERALIZATION PRESENT ON TOP OF ANDESITE (VESICULAR OR BRECCIATED HORIZON ) ) |
|---|---|
| Strike | NNW}NNW |
| Dip | 30 DEG. W.}35 WSW |
| Thickness | 120M |
| General form | CU MINERALIZATION PRESENT ON TOP OF ANDESITE (VESICULAR OR BRECCIATED HORIZON ) ) |
|---|---|
| Strike | NNW}NNW |
| Dip | 30 DEG. W.}35 WSW |
| Thickness | 2.5M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1902 |
| Discoverer | Worked By Chilean Miners |
| Production years | 1902-1907, 1914-1919 |
| District name | 21 |
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| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Area | 0HA |
| Length | 200M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002084 |
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)
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. 188-190
ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL.1, P. 161.
1967 UNITED NATIONS, GOV'T OF ARGENTINA
SEE UNDP, 1970, REF
CIMRI
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1973 | Davidson, Claire B. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Venable, Margaret | U.S. Geological Survey |
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