Zapla Mine

Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodity Iron
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. 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. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078109
MRDS ID W026266
Record type Site
Current site name Zapla Mine
Alternate or previous names 9 De Octubre Mine, Sierra Zapla, 11 De Octubre, Honduras, Pantanillos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.07719, -24.20667 (WGS84)
Elevation 1300
Relative position 21 KM S80E OF SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jujuy(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Jujuy

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

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

Analytical data

Result TYPICAL ORE: 65% FE2O, 5.2% AL2O3, 0.66% CAO, 0.40% MGO, 0.79% TIO2, 0.03% MNO, 1.17% P2O5, 0.22%S, 20% SIO2

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) -65.07719, -24.20667

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Deposit Occurs On W Flank On N25w Zapla Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE
    Strike N25W
    Dip 10 - 70 W
    Length 29000M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1939

Mining district

District name Zapla

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Direccion General De Fabricaciones Militares

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Inferred 22000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 41 wt-pct Iron Major 1970

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 635M

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

    ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL. I: LA PLATA, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, 391 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ALVARADO, 1970

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Cooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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