Basilio Mine

Past Producer in Neuquen, Argentina with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097653
MRDS ID AR13022
Record type Site
Current site name Basilio Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.51615, -37.25307 (WGS84)
Elevation 1200
Relative position 30 KM WNW 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

  • IN THE VICINITY OF THE CONFILUENCE OF ARROYO CHACAY-MELAHUE AND THE ARROY DOS PUESTOS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Andesitica Serie
    Rock description Andesitica Serie

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.51615, -37.25307

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NE
    Dip NW
    Thickness 1M
    Length 200M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ASSAYS ARE: 1.88% PB; 0.9-14.6% ZN; 28.7-197.7 G/T AG

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO SHAFTS 3 AND 4 M DEEP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 143 P. 85 ANGELELLI (1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA V. II P. 514

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

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.