Santa Rosa, Distrito

Occurrence in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Copper
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 60000087
MRDS ID AR00287
Record type District
Current site name Santa Rosa, Distrito
Alternate or previous names Vetas San Juan, Malaquita Y Santa Rosa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.66615, -28.93075 (WGS84)
Relative position ACCESO BUENO HASTA FAMATINA, LUEGO POR MULARES. MANO DE OBRA DISPONIBLE. ALTA TENSION A 30 KM. FOTOS AEREAS NO. 2969 106A

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
Copper Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) PROPYLITIC

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.66615, -28.93075

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description FALLAS NW-SE INCLINACION 70 SW
Type of structure Regional
Structure description BLOQUES ALINEADOS N-S, ESCALONADOS E-W

Controls for ore emplacement

  • ESTRUCTURAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1800
Year of last production 1923

Mining district

District name SANTA ROSA, DISTRITO

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner ESTADO PROVINCIAL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM, 1985, CARPETA F-0021-00.DIREC.NAC.MINERIA INEDITO

Beyond USGS

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