La Cienaga Mine

Past Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodities Lead, Copper
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. 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. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005327
MRDS ID AR15141
Record type Site
Current site name La Cienaga Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.09831, -22.39309 (WGS84)
Elevation 3650
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 20 KM S35W 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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
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) -65.09831, -22.39309

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description N-S Anticline

Ore body information

  • Strike N10W
    Dip 70W
    Length 200M
    Width 0.05M

Comments on the geologic information

  • ON E FLANK OF A N-S ANTICLINE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 150M
    Overall depth 5M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT 150M LONG, SHAFT 5M DEEP

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 VEIN 30 TO 50 CM 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.