Mine detail: Rio De Las Vacas Cu Prospect

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-32.58079, -69.99949

Resource(M)

Primary:	Molybdenum, Copper
Secondary:	Lead, Zinc
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Biotite, Orthoclase, Quartz, Sericite, Tourmaline
Orebody form:	NO DATA AVAILABLE
Discovery year:	1966

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host type:	Shale,Sandstone
Associated rock:	Serie Andesitica;;
Associated type:	Diorite,Andesite
Structure:	North-Trending Folds, Faults Of Varying Lengths And Displacements And Plutonic Bodies, See Ore Control
Tectonic:	Andean Cordillera And Batholith
Alteration processes:	Hydrothemal Alteration, Showing Sericitization Biotitization, Silicification

References

MRDS	W002097
DEP	10068839
Reference	{Deposit:: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1970, INVESTIGATION OF PORPHYRY COPPER TYPE MINERALIZATION IN THE PROVINCES OF MENDOZA, NEUQUEN, AND SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 176-180}{Deposit:: SILLITOE, R.H., 1977, PERMO-CARBONIFEROUS UPPER CRETACEOUS, AND MIOCENE PORPHYRY COPPER-TYPE MINERALIZATION IN THE ARGENTENIAN ANDES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 72, NO. 1, P. 99-109.}{Deposit:: 1966 GEOCHEM UNITED NATIONS & GO * OF ARGENTINA}{Deposit:: SEE UNDP, 1970, REF.}
Reporter	Page, Norman J., Davidson, Claire B.