Julia Mine

Past Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Barium-Barite
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005326
MRDS ID AR15140
Record type Site
Current site name Julia Mine
Alternate or previous names Poscaya

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -64.05828, -22.45531 (WGS84)
Elevation 3800
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 25 KM S21W OF SANTA VICTORIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Comments on the location information

  • 4 KM N70E OF POSCAYA, E SIDE OF ARROYO PORTILLO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Barium-Barite Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Barite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Santa Rosita Formation
    Rock description Santa Rosita Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -64.05828, -22.45531

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N60W
    Dip 70SW
    Length 1000M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • NINE ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TURNER, JCM, 1964, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 2C, SANTA VICTORIA: DNGM BOL. 104, P. 83

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS 10-60CM WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-92 Long, Kr U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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