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Sanguinaria Mine

Occurrence in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Lead, Silver
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  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 10004476
MRDS ID AR08099
Record type Site
Current site name Sanguinaria Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -65.76696, -23.30871 (WGS84)
Elevation 3550
Relative position 43 KM SSE 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

  • ON THE LEFT BANK OF THE RIO SANSANA 25 KM SSE OF THE OLGA COPPER MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -65.76696, -23.30871
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Anticline, Axis Ns

Ore body information

  • Strike NW-SE
    Dip 75NE
    Thickness 40M
    Length 200M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name May Be Pumahuasi-Cangrejillos

Comments on the production information

  • ORE MINED CONTAINED 0.7-27.2% PB, AND UP TO 1.8% ZN AND 260 G/MT AG

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 100M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI (1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA V. II P.485

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI (1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA V. II P. 485

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO VEINS

Reporter information

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

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