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Cerro Labrado Deposit

Occurrence in Jujuy, Argentina with commodity Iron
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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. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078107
MRDS ID W026264
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Labrado Deposit
Alternate or previous names Cerro Labrado Norte, Cerro Labrado Sur
Related records 10004483

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.17552, -24.03917 (WGS84)
Elevation 1950
Relative position 17 KM NNE OF SAN SLAVADOR DE JUJUY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jujuy(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Jujuy

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LOW GRADE ORE; NOT WORKED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chamosite Ore
Goethite Ore
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Siderite Ore
Biotite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Muscovite Gangue

Analytical data

Result CHEMISTRY OF RESERVES IN PERCENT: FE, 35
Result SIO2 , 37
Result S, 0.09
Result AND P, 0.7 ( ALVARADO, 1970 )
Result 34.8 AND 24.4 % FE ( ANGELELLI, 1970 )

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 247
USGS model code 34f
Deposit model name Oolitic ironstones

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Lipeon Formation
    Rock description Lipeon Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.17552, -24.03917
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Deposit Occurs On W Flank Of N40w Zapla Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE
    Strike N40W
    Dip 10 - 70 W
    Thickness 7M
    Length 9000M
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • FERRUGINOUS AND MICACEOUS SANDSTONES OF THE LIPEON FM CONFORMABLY OVERLIE TURBIDITIC ARGILLACEOUS SANDSTONES OF THE ESIL MECOYITA FM.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1939

Mining district

District name Zapla

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 8000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 35 wt-pct Iron Trace 1970
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 8000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 35 wt-pct Iron Trace 1970

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • HORIZONTE PRINCIPAL RESERVES HAVE 34.8 % FE; HORIZONTE SECUNDARIO RESERVES NOT KNOWN BUT THOUGHT TO CONTAIN 24.4 % FE ( ANGELLELI, 1970 ). RESERVES 7 MILLION M.T. KNOWN AND 20 MILLION M.T. INFERRED ( MENOYO, 1971 ). TOTAL RESERVES EST. BY ANGELELLI IS 28,800,000 MT ORE.
  • HORIZONTE PRINCIPAL RESERVES HAVE 34.8 % FE; HORIZONTE SECUNDARIO RESERVES NOT KNOWN BUT THOUGHT TO CONTAIN 24.4 % FE ( ANGELLELI, 1970 ). RESERVES 7 MILLION M.T. KNOWN AND 20 MILLION M.T. INFERRED ( MENOYO, 1971 )

Comments on the workings information

  • LOW GRADE DEPOSIT, NOT WORKED.

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 2500 ST/D ; ECON.COM: NOT WORKED DUE TO LOW GRADE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., FERNANDEZ LIMA, J. C., HERRERA, A., AND ARISTARAIN, L., 1970 . DESCRIPCION DEL MAPA METALOGENETICO DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: ARGENTINA DIRECCION NAC. DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA ANALES, NO. 25 , P. 73 - 85

  • Deposit

    MENOYO, E. A., AND OTHERS, 1971 , INFORME HIERRO: ARGENTINA DIV. NAC. GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA REVISTA, V. 7 , NO. 25 , P. 21 - 35

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. 1, P. 252-254.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    ALVARADO, 1970 ; ANGELLELI ET AL, 1970 ; MENOYO, 1971

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO ORE HORIZONS: LOWER (MAIN) AND UPPER (SECONDARY), SEPARATED BY 10 TO 15 M. LOWER ORE HORIZON CONSISTS OF 3 TO 4 ORE BEDS IN A ZONE UP TO 7 M THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Cooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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