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Susques

Occurrence in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Antimony, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004115
MRDS ID AR00135
Record type Site
Current site name Susques

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.68278, -24.71417 (WGS84)
Elevation 3650
Relative position SUAQUES A 4KM AL N.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jujuy(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Jujuy

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESO BUENO, ALTA TENSION PUNMAMARCA 190 KM, AGUA Y MANO DE OBRA DISPONIBLE, FOTO NO. 2367-409-21; 2367-410-19 (PLAN NOA I)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LOS DATOS FUERON OBTENIDOS POR GEOQUIMICA REGIONAL.

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicificacion

Analytical data

Result SB 400 PPM
Result AU 1 PPM.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.68278, -24.71417
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bloques Submeridionales Limitados Por Fallas Inversas
Type of structure Local
Structure description Plegamiento Asimetrico Diaclasado.

Ore body information

  • General form VETIFORME
    Strike N-S
    Dip 70-80W

Comments on the geologic information

  • METAMORFISMO REGIONAL DINAMOTERMICO, FACIES ESQUISTOS VERDES, PROFUSO VULCANISMO TERCIARIO SUPERIOR - CUARTARIO. LAS VETAS DE CUARZO PORTADORAS DE LA MINERALIZACION PODRIAN ESTAR VINCULADAS CON LOS EVENTOS MAGMATICOS CRETACICOS, AUNQUE SU RELACION NO SE OBSERVA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1982

Mining district

District name Susques

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Direccion Provincial De Mineria. Lamadrid 438. Primero Piso. S.S. De Jujuy

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RECURSOS 50.000 TON.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: 1.2 ; ECON.YEAR: 86 ; ECON.COM: ES UN PROSPECTO REGIONAL NO DEFINIDO. ; MILL.CAP : 10.000 TON ANO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM 1986 CARPETA Y-0028-00. DIR. NAC. MIN. (INEDITO)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TRES VETAS: 100*3.8M, 150*1.2M, 5*0.2M CON MINERALIZACION POR SB Y AU

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1986 Rojo Mateo, R. Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina
Updater 01-DEC-1992 Martinez, Hector (Nieto, Diego Silva) Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina

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