Campana Mahuida

Prospect in Neuquen, Argentina with commodity Copper
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. Reserves and resources
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207131
MAS/MILS ID 3570270001
Record type Site
Current site name Campana Mahuida

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -69.99945, -38.99753 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Neuquen(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Neuquen

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -69.99945, -38.99753

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Inferred 20000000mt ore
    Total resources 20000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.8 wt-pct Copper Trace 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HOLLISTER, V. F., REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PORPHYRY

  • Deposit

    COPPER DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA: MINING ENGINEERING,

  • Deposit

    V. 25, NO. 8, 1973, P. 52-54.

  • Deposit

    HOLLISTER, V. F., GEOLOGY OF THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS OF

  • Deposit

    THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGI

  • Deposit

    CAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., 1978, P. 219.

  • Deposit

    BOWEN, R., AND GUNATILAKA, A., COPPER: ITS GEOLOGY AND

  • Deposit

    ECONOMICS: NEW YORK, JOHN WILEY AND SONS, INC., 1977

  • Deposit

    366 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Reed / Ewu, Chiang U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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