Exploration Opportunity, SKARN Type System.

Tinogasta, Argentina
Asking Price: $9,000,000
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Land / Lot Details
Listed on Aug 25, 2025(Renewed on Jan 19, 2026)

Rural property located in the Fiambalá mountain range, Tinogasta department, Catamarca province, Argentina. Just 50 km from Bajo La Alumbrera, a historic copper and gold mine of international renown. Situated within a metallogenic belt of great geological value.
Access via national highway, provincial highway, and a 33 km internal road.

Main Features. Area: 30,010 contiguous hectares (~30)
Suitability: Mining exploration, renewable (solar) and geothermal energy, camelid breeding, and Andean crops.
DOCUMENTATION.
Clear title and survey plan
PETROGRAPHIC INFORMATION.
Executive Summary
The property exhibits a magmatic-hydrothermal system that was active in the past, as evidenced by a detailed petrographic study of rock outcrops. The analysis confirms the existence of a Skarn System (Exoskarn) characterized by intense alteration of calc-silicates (epidote-quartz-actinolite), spatially associated with a felsic intrusive complex (granites, tonalites, and aplites). This lithological association is the classic indicator for the exploration of metallic deposits of copper (Cu), gold (Au), and polymetallics.
Technical Highlights (Points) Key)
Validated Geological Model: Multiple samples (N-1, N-6, N-7, N-9) confirm metasomatic alteration zones (Skarn) with granoblastic textures, indicating high-temperature fluid-rock interaction.
Exploration Vector: The abundance of Epidote and Quartz with traces of Titanite and Actinolite defines a distal propylitic/skarn alteration halo, suggesting the proximity of a mineralized core.
Fertile Intrusive System: Presence of plutonic rocks of intermediate to acidic composition (Biotite Granite, Tonalite) that act as the generating source of the hydrothermal system.
Structural Evolution: Identification of Aplite and Pegmatite dikes, evidencing a history of magmatic fractionation and structural permeability favorable for fluid ascent.
Details of Petrographic Evidence
The property package includes an independent petrographic report of surface samples that reveals the Next zonation:
1. Alteration Zone (Exploration Target)
Extensive zones of Calcium Silicate Rocks have been identified. The samples exhibit granoblastic textures composed predominantly of anhedral epidote in matrices of polygonal quartz and calcite.
Key Mineralogy: Epidote, Quartz, Actinolite, Titanite, Apatite.

Interpretation: These rocks represent the "green halo" or exoskarn, indicating that this property is found in the reactive contact zone between an intrusive and carbonate rocks.

2. Intrusive Rocks (Source Rock)
The system is fed by plutonic bodies identified as: Biotite Granite (Porphyry): Porphyritic texture with potassium feldspar phenocrysts and a biotite-rich matrix.
Biotite Tonalite: Equigranular intrusive of intermediate composition.

3. Late Phases (Dikes)
Presence of granitic aplite and pegmatite dikes, composed of quartz, microcline, and plagioclase. These structures confirm the existence of escape routes for silica-rich residual fluids.
Project Potential
The combination of source rocks (granodiorites/granites) and reactive host rocks (epidote-quartz skarn) classifies this prospect as a high priority for base metal exploration.

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Financials (USD)

Asking Price $9,000,000

Property Details

Parcel Size 30010.00 Hectares

Deal Terms

Who is Listing the Property? Owner

Seller Financing Available? Available On Request

Seller Willing To Lease? Available On Request

Broker Co-Op? Available On Request

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