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San Esteban Mine

Past Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodity Sulfur
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005360
MRDS ID AR15182
Record type Site
Current site name San Esteban Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.83334, -24.41333 (WGS84)
Elevation 4400
Relative position 55KM S67W 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

Comments on the location information

  • 3KM N72E OF PUESTO QUIRON

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sulfur Ore
Chalcedony Gangue
Gypsum Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 167
USGS model code 25m
Deposit model name Fumarolic sulfur

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.83334, -24.41333
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Stratovolcano

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cerro Azufre

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cia Minera San Esteban

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 110 DNGM (1983) ANALES NO. 20, P. 56 SILLITOE, 1975, ECON. GEOL., V. 70, P. 1190-1201

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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