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La Belgica 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. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004466
MRDS ID AR08086
Record type Site
Current site name La Belgica Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.59804, -22.3642 (WGS84)
Elevation 3600
Relative position 30 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

  • 12 KM SE OF THE TRAIN STATION PUMAHUASI ON THE WEST FLANK OF CERRO PABELLON

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Barite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz 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) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.59804, -22.3642
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N65-70E
    Dip 80-85NW
    Thickness 1M
    Length 150M
    Width 0.4M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pumahausi-Cangrejillos

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cia. Minera Metalurgica Sudamericana S.A.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 150M

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: NUMEROUS SHAFTS AND GALLERIES, FLOODED AND ABANDONED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI (1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA V.II P.483 (1) DNGM BOL. 103 P.62 (2)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-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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