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Rumicruz

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc, 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. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097603
MRDS ID AR00134
Record type Site
Current site name Rumicruz
Alternate or previous names Vetas: El Brechon, Santo Domingo, La Purisima, Altos Rumicruz, Sector Norte

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.51609, -22.82252 (WGS84)
Elevation 3900
Relative position ABRA PAMPA 30 KM AL ESTE

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, DISPONIBILIDAD DE MANO DE OBRA SEMIESPECIALIZADA, FERROCARRIL EN EST. ABRA PAMPA, CARRETERA A 30 KM (RN 30), CLIMA FRIO SECO DE ALTA MONTANA, FOTOGRAFIA AEREA 2365-109-6 AL 9 (NOA).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Caolinitizacion Y Piritizacion

Analytical data

Result CU 6%, PB 4%, ZN 1.1%, AG 50G/TN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Formation Acoite;Grupo Salta;Formation Candado
    Rock description Formation Acoite;Grupo Salta;Formation Candado
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.51609, -22.82252
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Alineacion Aproximadamente Meridiano De Las Estructuras Principales, Fallas De Tipo Inverso Asociadas Con Plegamiento Y Corrimiento.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Anticlinal Submeridional Con Flanco Oriental Cortado Por Fallas Inversas Inclinadas Al Este.

Ore body information

  • General form VETIFORME
    Strike VETA EL BRECHON: N55-60, SANTO DOMINGO N75-80, LA PURISIMA N 95-100, ALTOS RUMICRUZ N 95-100, SECTOR NORTE N 95, RUUMICRUZ N315-320
    Dip EL BRECHON 80W A VERTICAL, SANTO DOMINGO 70-75N, LA PURISIMA 90-100N, ALTOS RUMICRUZ 40-70N, SECTOR NORTE 85N A VERTICAL, RUMICRUZ 45 A 70 NE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural, Fallamiento

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZACION ALOJADA EN SISTEMAS DE FRACTURACION SUBPARALELOS E-W, COMO RELLENO DE FISURAS, ESTRUCTURAS BRECHOSAS POR DESPLAZAMIENTO.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1956
Year of last production 1979
Production years INTERMITENTE

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Centro Industrial Minero (Cimsa)
    Home office Av. Cordoba 669 - Piso 14 . Buenos Aires. Tel: 312-4100/7499

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RECURSOS: 188.500 TN ROCA
  • RESERVAS TOTALES: 234.702 TN ROCA
  • RESERVAS: 46.600 TN ROCA

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 102HA

Comments on the workings information

  • Area: PURISIMA 18; RUMICRUZ 12; DONA EMA 18; SILVIA 12; EL ROSARIO 24; DONA CAROLINA 18
  • EL ZANJON : ZANJA DE 30X1,50M; EL BRECHON: RAJO A CIELO ABIERTO DE 400X2X2M, PIQUE DE 12M, DOS GALERIAS DE 30M; SECTOR NORTE SOCAVON DE 8,2M, RAJO SOBRE VETA DE 8M, ALGUNOS DESTAPES. PURISIMA: SOCAVONES DE 83M, PIQUE DE 12M, Y 50M DE GALERIA EN SUBNIVEL S/VETA. RUMICRUZ: GALERIA DE 40M, PIQUE 10M, SOCAVON 35M.

Comments on development

  • INSTALACIONES: CASA CON 9 HABITACIONES, CON COCINA Y DEPOSITO. ALMACENES, USINA, TALLER DEPOSITO Y GARAGE . TOTAL 525 M2. DOS TANQUES PARA COMBUSTIBLE DE 5000 L C/U. UNA CASILLA RODANTE. ; ECON.COM: SE TRATA DE UN DISTRITO INTERESANTE QUE DEBERIA SER ESTUDIADO GEOLOGICAMENTE EN PROFUNDIDAD. PROYECTO EN LA PRIMERA ETAPA DE PRE-INVERSION. ; MILL.CAP : 25000 TON/ANO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA G.T.Z 1987 CARPETA Y-0027-00. DIR. NAC. MINERIA (INEDITO)

  • Production

    CARPETA EVALUACION PREVIA (GTZ) Y0027-00

  • Reserve-Resource

    EVALUACION PREVIA G.T.Z 1987

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VETAS: EL BRECHON 400*2*100M, SANTO DOMINGO 70*0.26*50M, LA PURISIMA 70*0.3*50M, ALTOS RUMICRUZ 180*0.3*90M, SECTOR NORTE 200*0.25*60M
Deposit SE ADJUNTA EN LA CARPETA Y0027-00 DATOS DE FORMULACION ECONOMICA Y CONCLUSIONES DE TAREAS DE EXPLORACION Y DESARROLLO. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1987 Coira Beatriz Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina
Updater 01-DEC-1991 Martinez, Hector (Nieto, Diego Silva) Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina

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