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San Juan Mine

Past Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodities Copper, Iron
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  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. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097636
MRDS ID AR10048
Record type Site
Current site name San Juan Mine
Alternate or previous names Santa Rosa, Malaquita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.65445, -28.95939 (WGS84)
Elevation 3200
Relative position 16 KM E OF FAMATINA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Comments on the location information

  • 1.2 KM FROM PORTEZUELA SANTA ROSA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Iron Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE GRADES 3-20% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Negro Peinado Formation;Nunorco Formation
    Rock description Negro Peinado Formation;Nunorco Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.65445, -28.95939
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40-50W
    Dip 45-55SE
    Thickness 1M
    Length 130M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Santa Rosa

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Rio Amarillo Cooper Mining Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 405M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS, LARGEST WORKING IS A 50M LONG ADIT

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: ORE MILLED AT TOTORAL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1967, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GIOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. PP. 147-148. JUAN CARLOS M. TURNER, 1971, DNGM BOL. 126, PP. 79-80

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

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