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Santa Ana, Mina

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094116
MRDS ID AR00139
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Ana, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.12024, -23.18085 (WGS84)
Elevation 3700
Relative position HUMAHUACA A 50 KM

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 REGULAR. MANO DE OBRA Y ABASTECIMIENTO DE AGUA DISPONIBLE. CLIMA SEMIDESERTICO, 300MM POR ANO DE PRECIPITACIONES. FOTOMOSAICO 8 A4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PARAGENESIS: CUARZO, ARSENOPIRITA, PIRITA, GALENA, ESFALERITA, CALCOPIRITA, BARITINA. MINERALIZACION Y PARAGENESIS SIMILAR AL DISTRITO COEUR D'ALENE EN IDAHO

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Caolinitizacion, Escasa Sericitizacion.

Analytical data

Result PB 10%, ZN 2%, AG 18 PPM

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Granito Tusaquillas Y Otros ( No Presentes En La Zona Cercana
    Rock description Granito Tusaquillas Y Otros ( No Presentes En La Zona Cercana
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.12024, -23.18085
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bloques Y Pliegues Sobrecorridos,Fracturacion Inversa De Bajo Angulo, Submeridionales
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracturamiento Conjugado Al Regional, N35

Ore body information

  • General form VETIFORME, RELLENO DE FISURA
    Strike N 125
    Dip 75-80 NE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Comments on the geologic information

  • LOS SEDIMENTOS DEL PRECAMBRICO AL PALEOZOICO INFERIOR ESTAN AFECTADOS POR METAMORFISMO DE BAJO GRADO. CORRESPONDERIAN A SEDIMENTACION DE PLATAFORMA Y ANTE-ARCO DEL BORDE DE PLACA PALEOZOICA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1947
Discoverer Casas, Roberto Gabriel

Mining district

District name Cianzo

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Fiad, Gustavo Enrique. Av 19 De Abril Esq. Lamadrid

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RECURSOS TOTALES: 7.200 TN

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 6HA

Comments on development

  • EXPLORACION ANTERIOR A CARGO DE PROMOCION MINERA CON RESULTADOS NEGATIVOS ; ECON.COM: PROYECTO CONSIDERADO NEGATIVO POR ESCASAS RESERVAS Y POR NO CUBRIR EL VALOR DE MENA LOS COSTOS DE PRODUCCION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA G.T.Z 1987 CARPETA Y-0032-00. DIR.NAC.MIN. INEDITO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DOS SOCAVONES: 100*0.3*50M, 60*0.5*30M

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1987 Rojo Mateo, R. Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina
Updater 01-DEC-1992 Martinez, Hector Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina

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