El Abra Distrito

Prospect in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000084
MRDS ID AR00279
Record type District
Current site name El Abra Distrito
Alternate or previous names Grupo Mesada De Puntilla (Minas El Abra I Y Ii), Minas Tierra Colorada, La Pastora, El Indio

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.2605, -31.50304 (WGS84)
Relative position ACCESO BUENO, MANO DE OBRA ESCASA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) SERICITIZATION

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.2605, -31.50304

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description MESADA DE PUNTILLA Y L VIII, FALLAS RUMBO N30-35E
Type of structure Regional
Structure description BLOQUES LIMITADOS POR FALLAS, ALINEADOS N-S

Controls for ore emplacement

  • ESTRUCTURAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1800
Year of first production 1904
Year of last production 1950

Mining district

District name EL ABRA DISTRITO

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner CUPROAURIFERA S.R.L

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA GTZ, 1987, CARPETA F-0011-00. DIREC.NAC.MINERIA INEDITO

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION GEOLOGICO-ECONOMICO PREVIA, 1987, CARPETA F-0011-01. DIREC.NAC.MINERIA INEDITO

Beyond USGS

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