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Urusmayo Occurrence

Occurrence in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Tin, Gold
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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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004427
MRDS ID AR08039
Record type Site
Current site name Urusmayo Occurrence
Alternate or previous names Orosmayo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.34445, -22.55003 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 22 KM NW OF MINA PIRQUITAS.

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

  • ON THE RIO URUSMAYO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Rock unit name Acanco Formation
    Rock description Acanco Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.34445, -22.55003
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1M
    Length 11000M
    Width 600M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • RAYCES (1954) EXPLORED THE AREA COMPRISE BETWEEN THE CANYON PIEDRAS BLANCAS AND THE CERRO GALAN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TURNER, J.C.M., 1982, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 3AB, MINA PIRQUITAS: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL BOLETIN NO. 187, MAP.

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, LA PLATA, V. 1, P. 233-234.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONTENT 180 G/CU M OF SN AND 143 MG/CU M OF AU.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1992 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

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