Polvorillas Prospect

Occurrence in Salta, Argentina with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005226
MRDS ID AR15004
Record type Site
Current site name Polvorillas Prospect
Related records 10005228, 10097656

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.39166, -24.20139 (WGS84)
Relative position 10 KM WNW OF SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Rock unit name Concordia
    Rock description Concordia

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.39166, -24.20139

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N35-80W
    Dip 55W
    Thickness 0.4M
    Length 80M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Concordia

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI(1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, V. 2 P.523

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.