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Maria Angelica

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Antimony, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086851
MRDS ID AR00133
Record type Site
Current site name Maria Angelica

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.86613, -23.04752 (WGS84)
Relative position SUSQUES 83 KM AL SE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jujuy(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Jujuy

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESO BUENO, AGUA DISPONIBLE EN ARROYO A 1/2KM, RELIEVE ABRUPTO, CLIMA CONTINENTAL DE ALTA MONTANA, DISPONIBILIDAD DE MANO DE OBRA SEMIESPECIALIZADA EN SUSQUES. FOTOGRAFIA AEREA 2367-404-1 A 5 (NOA)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PARAGENESIS 1) CUARZO-PIRITA, 2) ANTIMONITA, 3)CUARZO 2, 4) HEMATITA, 5) LIMONITA, 6) MANGANESO CON TRAZAS DE ORO.

Alteration

  • (Local) Limonitizacion Y Propilitizacion

Analytical data

Result SB 15%, AU 5G/TN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Andesitas
    Rock description Andesitas
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Formation Lina;Arniscas Miocenas
    Rock description Formation Lina;Arniscas Miocenas

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.86613, -23.04752
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Plegamiento Y Fallamiento Combinados
Type of structure Local
Structure description Pliegues Abiertos, Fracturas De Alivio De Escaso Rechazo.

Ore body information

  • General form VETIFORME
    Strike CLAVO 1: AZIMUT 340; CLAVO 2: AZIMUT 340
    Dip CLAVOS 1 Y 2 50 NW
  • General form VETIFORME
    Dip CLAVOS 1 Y 2 50 NW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Comments on the geologic information

  • METAMORFISMO REGIONAL DE MUY BAJO GRADO EN EL BASMENTO ORDOVICICO. LAS VETAS DE CUARZO MINERALIZADAS SE ALOJAN EN FRACTURAS DE ALIVIO EN ESTE BASAMENTO. LA MINERALIZACION NO TIENE RELACION VISIBLE CON ROCAS MAGMATICAS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1930
Discoverer Raul Benitez Y Victor Farfan
Year of first production 1939
Year of last production 1968
Production years INTERMITENTE (ANO 1939: 35 TON CON 48% DE SB Y 12,1G/TON DE AU - 1968: 63 TON CON 50% DE SB)

Mining district

District name El Toro

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Angelica Bepres Lopez - El Naranjero 485 - B. Los Perales - S.S. De Jujuy. (Dato .
    Last year 1986

Production statistics

  • Year 1939
    Material AU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Au 12.1 G/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Gold Gold 12g/mt
  • Year 1939
    Material SB
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Sb 48%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Antimony Antimony 48wt-pct
  • Year 1968
    Material SB
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Sb 50%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Tin Tin 50wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • SE PARALIZO LA PRODUCCION POR AGOTAMIENTO DE RESERVAS Y FALTA DE RECURSOS TECNICOS.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RECURSOS: 1300TN EN MINA, 2900TN ESCOMBRERA CON LEY 10% SB Y 5G/TN AU
  • RESERVAS TOTALES: 6300TN ROCA

Comments on the workings information

  • EL LABOREO PRINCIPAL CONSISTE EN UN CORTAVETA DE 220M DE LONG. Y UN PIQUE DE 23M, LABORES IRREGULARES DERRUMBADAS. ACTUALMENTE SE ACCEDE SOLO HASTA 100M DE CORTAVETA.

Comments on development

  • EXPLOTACION POR PIRQUINEO (MANUAL) ; TOTAL$: ESTIMADA 0.2 ; ECON.YEAR: 1986 ; ECON.COM: SE PROPONE UNA EXPLOTACION SELECTIVA POR REALCE Y SELECCION MANUAL. SE CONSIDERA UN FACTOR DE DILUCION Y=0.1.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM 1986 CARPETA Y-0022-00. DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA (INEDITO

  • Production

    CARPETA FONEM Y0022-00

  • Reserve-Resource

    EVAL.PREV. FONEM.1986 NO. Y0022-00

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE ADJUNTA EN LA CARPETA Y0022-00 EL ANEXO CON PLAN DE EXPLORACION E INVERSIONES. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit CLAVO I: 300M LARGO, 0.6M POTENCIA, 0.7M ESPESOR. CLAVO 2: 20M LARGO, 0.6M POTENCIA, 0.7M ESPESOR

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1986 Tomsic, Sergio+ Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina
Updater 01-NOV-1992 Martinez, Hector (Nieto, Diego Silva) Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina

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