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Gualcamayo

Occurrence in San Juan, Argentina with commodities Iron, Copper, Sulfur
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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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111390
MRDS ID AR16063
Record type Site
Current site name Gualcamayo
Alternate or previous names La Abundancia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.61614, -29.73079 (WGS84)
Relative position 59 KM NNW OF SAN JUAN DE JACHAL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina San Juan

Comments on the location information

  • ALONG QUEBRADA GUALCAMAYO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Copper Secondary
Sulfur Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 62
USGS model code 18d
Deposit model name Skarn Fe

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name San Juan Formation-Limestone
    Rock description San Juan Formation-Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.61614, -29.73079
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 35M
    Width 15M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • SKARN FORMED AT GRANODIORITE - L.S. CONTACT 1-10 M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Production years 1970'S

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Total resources 25000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 56 wt-pct Iron Major 1972
    Sulfur S 0.2 wt-pct Sulfur Trace 1972

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: CONCENTRATED & FINELY GROUND ORE WAS SHIPPED TO THE COAL MINE AT RIO TURBIO, WHERE IT WAS USED IN THE PREPARATION OF DENSE MEDIUMS FOR WASHING COAL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. 1, PP. 281-282

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANGELELLI, 1984, P. 282.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1993 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

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