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La Pulpera Mine

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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004467
MRDS ID AR08087
Record type Site
Current site name La Pulpera Mine
Alternate or previous names Piss

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.59943, -22.37531 (WGS84)
Elevation 3600
Relative position 32 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

  • 13 KM SSE OF THE TRAIN STATION PUMAHUASI ON CERRO NOJONEJA, ABOUT 2 KM S OF LA BELGICA MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Materials information

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

Alteration

  • (Local) The Zone Of Oxidation Is 60 M Deep And Consists Of Limonite, Cerussite, And Anglesite

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) -65.59943, -22.37531
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N75-80W
    Dip 80N
    Thickness 0.04M
    Length 450M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pumahuasi-Cangrejillos

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Jose Giulianotti

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 60M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE ONLY VEIN IN EXPLOITATION IS CUCHARA, WITH A SHAFT (60 M DEEP) AND THREE GALLERIES AT LEVELS 20, 40, AND 60 M.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: THERE EXISTS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, A PROCESSING PLANT, AND HOUSINGS FOR WORKERS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 103 P. 68-69 ANGELELLI (1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA V.II P. 484

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    DNGM BOL. 103 P. 62

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DEPOSIT INCLUDES TWO VEINS: PULPERA (OR CUCHARA) AND PISS. THE VEIN PISS HAS A STRIKE OF N65E

Reporter information

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

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