Agua Rica

Prospect in Catamarca, Argentina with commodities Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158369
MAS/MILS ID 3570030007
Record type Site
Current site name Agua Rica
Alternate or previous names Mi Vida

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -60.33257, -27.74743 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Catamarca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -60.33257, -27.74743

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner American Resource Corp., Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1993
    First year 1979
    Last year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner American Resource Corp., Inc.
    Interest 30
    Home office California
    Year 1995
    First year 1993
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bhp Mineral Exploration International Inc
    Interest 70
    Year 1995
    First year 1993

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Total resources 910000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1 wt-pct Copper Trace 0

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    MINING RECORD, "BHP AND AMERICAN RESOURCE TO EXPLORE MI VIDA

  • Ownership

    PROPERTY", 20 OCT 1993, P. 20.

  • Deposit

    KOUKHARSKY M., AND MIRRE,J.C., MI VIDA PROSPECT: A

  • Deposit

    PORPHYRY COPPER-TYPE DEPOSIT IN NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA,

  • Deposit

    ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 71, NO. 5, 1976, P. 849-864.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, ABSTRACTS: ORE DEPOSITS, V. 135, NO.6,

  • Deposit

    1976, P. 588, 591.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-MAR-96 Reed / Ewu, Chiang U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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