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Leman Mine

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodity Lead
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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. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004465
MRDS ID AR08085
Record type Site
Current site name Leman Mine
Alternate or previous names General Leman

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.60499, -22.35309 (WGS84)
Elevation 3650
Relative position 28 KM S 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

  • 3 KM SSE OF CERRO COLORADO MINE W OF PULPERA, ON THE E FLANK OF CERRO PABELLON

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Galena Ore
Barite Gangue
Limonite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.60499, -22.35309
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N70-85W
    Dip 75-80SW
    Thickness 0.38M
    Length 250M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pumahuasi-Congrejillos

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO SHAFTS, ONE GALLERY AND SEVERAL OTHER WORKINGS. MOST OF THE DEPOSIT WAS WORKED ON THE SURFACE (OPEN PIT)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 103 P.67-68 ANGELELLI (1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA V.II P.484

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    DNGM BOL. 103 P. 62

Reporter information

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

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