La Perla Mine

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodity Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097624
MRDS ID AR08091
Record type Site
Current site name La Perla Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.57999, -22.44753 (WGS84)
Relative position 33.5 KM S OF LA QUIACA

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

  • 2 KM SE OF SAN MARCIAL MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Barite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Acoite Formation
    Rock description Acoite Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.57999, -22.44753

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40W
    Dip NE
    Thickness 0.25M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pumahuasi-Cangrejillos

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 103 P.71 ANGELELLI (1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA V.II P.485

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MAIN VEIN IS ABANDONED. THREE OTHER SECONDARY VEINS WERE EXPLORED. THEY STRIKE AND DIP AS FOLLOWS: N59E 50NW; N70E 55NW; N80E 50NW

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.