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Esperanza Mine

Past Producer in Catamarca, Argentina with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004254
MRDS ID AR01059
Record type Site
Current site name Esperanza Mine
Alternate or previous names Victoria, May Be San Antonio Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.22002, -25.47388 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 45 KM NNE OF CARA CIENAGA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Catamarca

Comments on the location information

  • ON ROAD #53 BETWEEN LAGUNA CARO TO THE SOUTH AND SALAR DEL HOMBRE MUERTE TO THE NORTH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Rock unit name Acoite Formation
    Rock description Acoite Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.22002, -25.47388
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW-SE
    Dip 60-70W
    Thickness 0.4M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault, Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 500M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS, GALLERIES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V. , 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. 2, P. 404. MAPA MINERO PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN, 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERA, SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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