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Santa Rita Mine

Past Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Sulfur, 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. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004632
MRDS ID AR10004
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Rita Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.41892, -28.33079 (WGS84)
Elevation 3000
Relative position 45 KM NW OF JAGUE, AT PUESTO LA RAMADA

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

  • IN QUEBRADA DEL TORO, ON FLANK OF CERRO DE LA ESCARCHA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Sulfur Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite 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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.41892, -28.33079
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.76M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1952
Discoverer Fernandez Lima

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Arturo De Arrascaeta

Production statistics

  • Year 1952
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 34wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 2wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 5wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • THE FIGURES ABOVE ARE FOR THE VEIN "TRES PIEDRAS"

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS

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. 494. 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. 57-58

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, VOL. II; P. 494.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONSIST OF A SYSTEM OF NINE VEINS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

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