Nuevo De Julio Mine

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Lead, Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004474
MRDS ID AR08096
Record type Site
Current site name Nuevo De Julio Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.56887, -22.29198 (WGS84)
Elevation 3650
Relative position 22 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 E OF SOL DE MAYO MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Barite Gangue
Chrysocolla 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) Early Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.56887, -22.29198

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N35W
    Dip 90
    Thickness 0.2M
    Length 50M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pumahuasi-Cangrejillos

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 10M

Comments on the workings information

  • THREE ABANDONED SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 103 P. 66

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.