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Candelaria Mine

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Lead, Zinc
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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 10004408
MRDS ID AR08012
Record type Site
Current site name Candelaria Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.73304, -22.87141 (WGS84)
Elevation 3450
Relative position 18 KM SOUTH OF ABRA PAMPA

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
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Acoite Formation
    Rock description Acoite Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.73304, -22.87141
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Dip 70W OR 80E
    Thickness 0.1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years -1958

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Julio A. Colqui

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION WAS STOPPED IN 1958 DUE TO FLOODING

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 310M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT WITH DRIFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 170 P.75-76 ANGELELLI(1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA V.2 P.492-493

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    DNGM BOL. 170 P.76

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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