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Cerro Escaya

Occurrence in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Lead, Gold, Copper, Iron
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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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004477
MRDS ID AR08100
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Escaya

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.76054, -22.2531 (WGS84)
Elevation 3900
Relative position 27 KM SW 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 WESTERN FLANK OF THE CORDON DE ESCAYA, 9 KM NE OF THE LOCALITY CERILLOS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Primary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Cuprite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Limonite Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Barite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Acoite Formation; Santa Victoria Group
    Rock description Acoite Formation;Santa Victoria Group
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.76054, -22.2531
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike 1)N70E 2)N45W, N20E
    Dip 1)65NW 2)VERTICAL
    Thickness 0.4M
    Length 200M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Escaya-Sierra De Cochinoca

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 15M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS INCLUDE ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 103 P. 56-73 ANGELELLI (1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA V. II P. 485 ANGELELLI (1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA V. I P. 135-136

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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