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El Torno Mine

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Gold, Lead, Antimony
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004405
MRDS ID AR08008
Record type Site
Current site name El Torno Mine
Alternate or previous names La Perdida

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.13194, -21.9431 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
Relative position 10 KM W OF SANTA CATALINA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jujuy(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Jujuy

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Antimony Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Acoite Formation
    Rock description Acoite Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.13194, -21.9431
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TUBULAR
    Strike N18E
    Dip 65SW
    Thickness 1M
    Length 1500M
    Width 200M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sociedad Minera Bach Hnos. Y Cia.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 46M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE WORKINGS ARE FLOODED AND NOT ACCESSIBLE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM, BOL. 156-157, P.42 ANGELELLI, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL.2, P.412

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    JORGE C. RIUS, DIRECCION DE MINAS DE JUJUY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1992 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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