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Chorillos Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004504
MRDS ID AR08131
Record type Site
Current site name Chorillos Mine
Alternate or previous names Luisita, Maity, Neolia, Rosita, Susita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.40081, -23.98278 (WGS84)
Elevation 2000
Relative position 26 KM N OF JUJUY

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

  • S OF SIERRA DE TILCARA, 1 KM E OF THE STATION BARCENA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Copper Ore
Cuprite Ore
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late 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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.40081, -23.98278
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Monoclinel

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.7M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1928

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 1000M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DE LAS PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA MINISTERO DE ECONOMIA; REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, 1973 ANGELELLI (1984) "YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA" V. 1 P. 138-139

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI (1984) "YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA" V. 2, P. 139

Reporter information

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

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