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Chorrillos, Mina

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Copper, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004167
MRDS ID AR00307
Record type Site
Current site name Chorrillos, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.41609, -23.965 (WGS84)
Elevation 2000
Relative position VOLCAN 7 KM AL W

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, DISPONIBILIDAD DE AGUA, DISPONIBILIDAD DE MANO DE OBRA SEMIESPECIALIZADA, FERROCARRIL Y CARRETERA PAVIMENTADA A 7 KM (RN 9). FOTOGRAFIA AEREA 2365-312-36 (ESC. 1:50.000) NOA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TEXTURA GRANOSA INEQUIGRANULAR CON FISURAS RELLENAS POR SILICE Y CON ALTERACION A CALCOPIRITA Y PIRITA A PARTIR DE MICROFISURACIONES POR CALCOSINA Y COVELLINA.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicificacion, Cloritizacion, Sericitizacion.

Analytical data

Result TENORES DE CU ENTRE 4.8% Y 1%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Puncoviscana;Grupo Meson
    Rock description Puncoviscana;Grupo Meson

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.41609, -23.965
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Plegamiento Y Fallamiento De Rumbo Ns

Ore body information

  • General form RELLENO DE FISURAS
    Strike VETA LABOR 1: N190, LAVOR 2: N210, LABOR 3: N40, LABOR 4: N195, SECTOR "LA CANTERA":NS
    Dip LABOR 1: 35SE, LABOR 2: 40SE, LABOR 3: 40SE, LABOR 4 Y SECTOR "LA CANTERA": NS.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracturacion

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAS VETAS DE CUARZO SE UBICAN REELENANDO LAS FRACTURAS TECTONICAS, HAY TRES PULSOS MINERALIZANTES EN ESTE ORDEN: PIRITA, CALCOPIRITA Y ORO; PIRITA, CALCOPIRITA; CALCOSINA, COVELLINA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1928
Discoverer Rafael Marciani
Year of last production 1972
Production years 10 ANOS INTERMITENTEMENTE.

Mining district

District name Distrito Polimetalico Leon-Volcan

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Vacante Ultimo Propietario Cabrera Santa Cruz S.R.L. - Jose Hernandez 645.
    First year 1986

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVAS TOTALES: 86.000TN

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 24HA

Comments on the workings information

  • AL PRINCIPIO LA EXPLOTACION FUE REALIZADA MEDIANTE GALERIAS Y SOCAVONES DE RUMBO NS, O POR SOCAVONES CORTOS HASTA CORTAR LA VETA, CUANDO ESTOS SE DERRUMBARON SE CONTINUO CON LABORES A CIELO ABIERTO MEDIANTE RUDIMENTARIAS TRINCHERAS.

Comments on development

  • INSTALACIONES PRECARIAS PARA VIVIENDA. PILETAS PARA PRODUCIR CEMENTO DE CU (APROX. 250 M2), EN REGULAR ESTADO DE CONSERVACION. ; ECON.COM: TASA INTERNA DE RETORNO NEGATIVA, PARA RESERVAS DE 16000TN, CUATRO ANOS DE VIDA E INVERSION DE 50.000 U$S.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM CARPETA Y0024-00. DIREC.NAC.MINERIA INFORME INEDITO

  • Production

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM

  • Reserve-Resource

    EVALUACION FONEM 1986

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CORRIDAS DE 20 A 30 M CON ANCHOS DE 0.85 A20 M; PROFUNDIDAD ESTIMADA DE 10 A 30 M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1986 Valladares, H. - Gonzalez De Valoy M. Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina
Updater 01-JUL-1993 Diego Silva Nieto Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina

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