Lucia Mine

Past Producer in Neuquen, Argentina with commodity 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097651
MRDS ID AR13011
Record type Site
Current site name Lucia Mine
Alternate or previous names La Negra, Minerva, Maria

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.63282, -37.17529 (WGS84)
Relative position 42 KM NW OF CHOS MALAL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Neuquen(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Neuquen

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED BETWEEN CANON HUARACO AND RIO LAS MANZANAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Huaraco Formation;Andacollo Serie
    Rock description Huaraco Formation;Andacollo Serie
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.63282, -37.17529

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault System

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cia. Aurifera Del Neuquen

Production statistics

  • Year 1907
    Material MINERAL
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^10 G/T Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Gold Gold 10g/mt

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: THE ORE WAS TREATED IN A PLANT AT HUINGANCO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 143 P. 82

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    DNGM BOL. 143 P. 82

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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