Mine detail: King Tut

Previously called 'Reina AlejandriaVeins King Tut I and Ii'

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Location

Lat / long: -28.39329, -67.93696

Resource(M)

Primary: Cobalt, Gold, Nickel, Copper
Secondary: Silver
Ore: Bismuthinite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Digenite, Gold, Malachite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Tetradymite
Gangue: Limonite, Quartz

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
Production years: 1901-1902

Geology

Host rock:Suri Formation
Host type:Slate,Schist
Associated type:Diorite,Andesite

References

MRDSTC00616
DEP10104309
Reference{Deposit:: DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES}{Deposit:: ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL. I: BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, 391 P.}{Deposit:: SCHALAMUK, J.B., ETCHEVERRY, R.O., AND DE BARRIO, R.E., 1994, ASOCIACION AU-CO-AS-NI DE MINA KING TUT, PROVINCIA DE LA RIOJA. CONSIDERACIONES GEOLOGICAS Y MINERALOGICAS, IN II. REUNION DE MINERALOGIA Y METALOGENIA, LA PLATA, 4 Y 5 DE JULIO DE 1994, EDS., M.K. DE BRODTKORB AND I.B. SCHALAMUK: INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS MINERALES, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA, PUBLICACION NO. 3, P. 391-401.}{Deposit:: HECTOR, M. MAISONAVE, 1974, DNGM BOL. 162, PP. 56.}{Deposit:: HOSKOLD, H.D., 1904, OFFICIAL REPORT UPON THE MINES, MINING, METALLURGY, AND MINING LAWS ETC., OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC: MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES, NATIONAL SECTION OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, BUENOS AIRES, SOUTH AMERICA NOTE COMPANY, 474 P.}{Deposit:: MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN; 1966; INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: ANGELELLI, V., 1984, VOL. 1, P. 384.}
ReporterBolm, Karen S., Page, Norman J., Sow, Thierno