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Campanario Mine

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodity 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. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004447
MRDS ID AR08063
Record type Site
Current site name Campanario Mine
Alternate or previous names Could Be San Jose Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.58112, -22.74809 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 11 KM SW 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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Antimony Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Acoite Formation
    Rock description Acoite Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.58112, -22.74809
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 60 DEGREES
    Thickness 5M
    Width 6M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1938

Production statistics

  • Year 1937
    Period 1936-1937
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Antimony Antimony 60wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • SOUTH PART OF SITE IS WELL MINED WITH 13 GALLERIES. TOTAL WORKINGS ON BOTH VEINS AMOUNT TO 255 M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TURNER, J.C.M., 1982, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 3AB, MINA PIRQUITAS: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL BOLETIN NO. 187, P. 47.

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, LA PLATA, V. 1, P. 60-62.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MINE CONSISTS OF TWO VEINS: SAN JOSE AND COYAHUAIMA IN A 800 X 400 M AREA. SAN JOSE VEIN IS 10 CM THICK.

Reporter information

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

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