Mine detail: La Barrera Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-33.32829, -69.35586

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper
Secondary:	Nickel, Cobalt, Silver, Zinc
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Actinolite, Quartz, Talc

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Mafic Intrusive Rock,Harzburgite,Serpentinite
Structure:	Steeply Dipping Ne Shear Zones And Faults
Alteration processes:	Oxidation: Gossan 1-15 M Thick

References

MRDS	TC34461
DEP	10061550
Reference	{Deposit:: PAGE, N.J., FIELD EXAMINATION, MAY 1993.}{Deposit:: ANGELLI, VICTORIA, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL. I: BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, P. 163-166.}{Deposit:: VILLAR, L.M., SEGAL, S.J., AND PAGE, N.J., 1991, PRESENCIA DE PLATINOIDES EN LA FRANJA MAFICO ULTRAMAFICO DE LA CORDILLERA FRONTAL DE MENDOZA, ARGENTINA. SU SIGNIFICADO: 6TH CONGRESO GEOLOGICO DE CHILE, ACTAS, RESUMENES EXPANDIDOS, V. 1, P./ 688-692.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: PAGE (1993)}
Reporter	Page, Norman J.