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Ramblones Placer

Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107565
MRDS ID AR10056
Record type Site
Current site name Ramblones Placer
Alternate or previous names La Mariposa, Corcoria, La Escalera, Achavil River, Playa De Los Ramblones

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.93279, -28.83079 (WGS84)
Elevation 2250
Relative position 25 KM NW OF FAMATINA, 43 KM FROM CHILECITO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Comments on the location information

  • ON CENTRAL-EASTERN FLANK OF SIERRA DEL FAMATINA. BETWEEN PLAYA DE LOS RAMBLONES AND RIO ACHAVIL. LA MARIPOSA 1,2, AND 3 ARE ON BEND OF RIO ACHAVIL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result TEST PITTING 1930'S FOUND 200-300 MG/M3 AU OF 832 FINENESS

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.93279, -28.83079
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Compania Mariposa De Oro
  • Type Owner
    Owner Hugo Loewenthal Y Cia

Comments on development

  • PRE-1904 WERE 25 CONCESSIONS FOR PLACER MINING IN THE AREA. ATTEMPT TO MINE PLACERS 1907-1908 USING A DRAGLINE FAILED DUE TO PRESENCE OF LARGE BOULDERS. EXPLORED BY CIA MARIPOSA DE ORO BY TEST PITTING BEFORE 1933. AN ATTEMPT IN 1933 TO MINE PLACERS BY SLUICING (CIA RIO ACHAVIL) FAILED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1967, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GIOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. JUAN CARLOS M. TURNER, 1971, DNGM BOL. 126, PP. 83-84.

  • Deposit

    HOSKOLD, H.D., 1904, OFFICIAL REPORT UPON THE MINES, MINING, METALLURGY, AND MINING LAWS ETC., OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC: MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES, NATIONAL SECTION OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, BUENOS AIRES, SOUTH AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, 474P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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