La Silla Mine

Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodity Sulfur
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005432
MRDS ID AR15267
Record type Site
Current site name La Silla Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.60136, -24.9811 (WGS84)
Relative position 49 KM W OF CHUCULAQUI

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

  • IN THE CORRIDA DE CORI, IN CERRO SILLA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sulfur Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.60136, -24.9811

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M
    Length 1000M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Llullaillaco

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RICCI, S. M., 1973, MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE SALTA Y JUJUY, MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, REPUBLICA ARGENTINA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    SCHALAMUK, I., ET. AL., 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 20, P. 57

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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