Julia Mine

Past 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. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005436
MRDS ID AR15272
Record type Site
Current site name Julia Mine
Alternate or previous names Argentina I-Ii, Horcoyurac, Huayracoya, Sircorohuata, Tausacunun

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.30977, -25.09194 (WGS84)
Relative position 7 KM SW OF ESTABLECIMIENTO LA CASUALIOAD

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

  • S EDGE OF CORRIDA DE CORI ON CERRO ESTRELLA

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) -68.30977, -25.09194

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 80M
    Length 800M
    Width 300M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cerro Estrella

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia Azufrera Argentina

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: MILL WAS OWNED BY FABRICACIONES MILITARES AND LOCATED 16 KM AWAY FROM THE JULIA MINE AT CASUALIDAD ; MILL.CAP : 32,000 MT PER YEAR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    USGS B 1240

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.