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Rinconada Mine

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Gold, Silver, Zinc, Arsenic
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004456
MRDS ID AR08075
Record type Site
Current site name Rinconada Mine
Alternate or previous names Rosario, Cruz Del Sud

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.16611, -22.45309 (WGS84)
Elevation 3900
Relative position 66 KM SW OF LA QUIACA

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

  • AT RINCONADA NEAR ARROYO RINCONADA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.16611, -22.45309
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S
    Dip VERTICAL
    Thickness 2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1698

Comments on the production information

  • THESE VEINS WERE EXPOITED ON SMALL SCALE. ORES CONTAINING 30 TO 40 G/MT AU WERE WORKED.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 140M
    Overall depth 10M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE WORKINGS ARE ABANDONED PROBABLY DUE TO FLOODING BY GROUND WATER AT 10M DEPTH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 103 PP.58-59 ANGELELLI (1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA V.II P.413

  • Deposit

    HOSKOLD, H. D., 1904, OFFICIAL REPORT UPON THE MINES, MINING, METALLURGY, AND MINING LAWS ETC., OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC: MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES, NATIONAL SECTION OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, BUENOS AIRES, SOUTH AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, 474P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: SPANISH COLONIAL
Deposit IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE PROPERTY IS A VEIN (VETA BLANCA 8 M THICK AND 60 M LONG.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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