| Agua Rica Project |
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Agua Rica |
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Argentina
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Province |
North western argentina |
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MINE DEVELOPMENT
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Latitude / Longitude |
27 S 45 / 60 W 19 |
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Legends
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Develops
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Copper - Gold - Molybdenum - Silver -
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| Risk and valuation analysis of the Agua Rica Project |
| Status Risk : Mine development |
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| Location of the Agua Rica Project |
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The Agua Rica deposit is located about 34 km (20 miles) from Northern Orion's Alumbrera mine in northwest Argentina, where the climate in generally mild and dry. There is road access to the Agua Rica site from the town of Andalgala (pop. 11,000) about 20 km (12 miles) away.
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| History of the Agua Rica Project |
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The mineral-rich area around Agua Rica has attracted miners and prospectors since at least the early 1900s. The first modern exploration began in the early 1960s in a restricted area known as Mi Vida around Quebrada Minas. More detailed and modern ex more...
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| Geology of the Agua Rica Project |
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Among its six principal rock types are two irregular bodies of feldspar porphyry that form the main host for porphyry copper mineralization and several types and generations of hydrothermal breccia related to epithermal precious metal mineralization more...
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Data last updated on : 12/31/2008
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Disclaimer
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All information on this page comes from internal and external sources deemed reliable. This information might not be up to date, so please perform due diligence before making any conclusion or making any action. Do contact us should any information be missing or incorrect.
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