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San Marcial Mine

Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Lead, Copper, Zinc
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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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100589
MRDS ID AR08090
Record type Site
Current site name San Marcial Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.58276, -22.42531 (WGS84)
Elevation 3650
Relative position 33 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

  • 4 KM N OF RIO CANGREJILLOS, 15 KM SE OF THE TRAIN STATION PUMAHUASI, 3 KM S OF PULPERA MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz 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) -65.58276, -22.42531
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N75W
    Dip 65NE
    Thickness 0.25M
    Length 150M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pumahuasi-Cangrejillos

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: THE MINE WAS WORKED BY THREE PERSONS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 103 P.71 ANGELLELI (1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA V. II P.484

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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

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