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Yegua Pircada Mine

Past Producer in La Rioja, 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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004631
MRDS ID AR10003
Record type Site
Current site name Yegua Pircada Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.35364, -28.15163 (WGS84)
Relative position 75 KM NW OF JAGUE, 20 KM NNW OF LACIENAGA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Comments on the location information

  • ON CERRO YEGUA PIRCADA AT PORTEZUELO DE LAS MINAS, ON W BANK OF RIO TENDAL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Rio Bonete Formation;Rio Tendal Formation
    Rock description Rio Bonete Formation;Rio Tendal Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.35364, -28.15163
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N15-20W
    Dip 55W
    Thickness 1.2M
    Length 450M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Maximo Nieto

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO ADITS AND OTHER, SMALLER WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. II, PP. 495. MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN; 1966; INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. HECTOR, M. MAISONAVE; 1974, DNGM BOL. 162, PP. 56-57.

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1967, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA

  • Deposit

    MAISONAVE, H.M., 1975, BOL. 162, DNMG

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONSIST OF A SYSTEM OF THREE VEINS 0.50 TO 1.20 M WIDE
Deposit RECORD AR10206 BY THIERNO SOW HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THIS RECORD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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