Bajo de la Alumbrera

Argentina· CatamarcaUnknown
Contained Copper
4.3 Mt
Average Grade
0.53%
Deposit Type
Porphyry Cu-Au
Discovery Year
1949

Overview

1999 resources: 767 Mt at 0.51% Cu and 0.64 g/t Au. In concentrate: 8 ppb Pt; 35 ppb Pd. Exposed. Farallon Negro volcanic region.

Geological Context

Host Rock: dacite porphyry, quartz-feldspar porphyry (8.02��0.14 to 6.75��0.09)

Resources & Operations

Operator: 0

Production Start: 1997

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS

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