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Cristina Mine

Past Producer in Catamarca, Argentina with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper
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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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004300
MRDS ID AR01117
Record type Site
Current site name Cristina Mine
Alternate or previous names Suerte

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.95975, -27.73913 (WGS84)
Elevation 3400
Relative position 15 KM NW OF CHASCHUIL

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 SIERRA DE VARVAEZ ON THE S BANK OF RIO CHASCHUIL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.95975, -27.73913
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N70E
    Dip 45NW
    Thickness 0.01M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures System

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF 8 ADITS, ONE 80M LONG, THE OTHERS OF LITTLE EXTENT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN; 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y GEOLOGIO; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. TURNER, JUAN CARLOS, 1967, DNGM BOL. 106, PP. 62-63

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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