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Providencia

Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Silver, Copper, Mercury
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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 10100924
MRDS ID AR00115
Record type Site
Current site name Providencia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.36611, -23.83084 (WGS84)
Elevation 4100
Relative position 80 KM AL OESTE DE SUSQUES

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, FERROCARRIL A 120 KM (EST. OLACAPATO), FUENTE DE AGUA PERMANENTE VERTIENTE DE OLAROZ GRANDE (A 1KM), DISPONIBILIDAD DE MANO DE OBRA, CLIMA CONTINENTAL DE ALTA MONTANA. FOTOGRAFIA AEREA 2367-404-7 (PLAN NOA)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Mercury Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PARAGENESIS: (OXIDACION) CERUSITA, ANGLESITA, SMITHSONITA, FE(OH), MALAQUITA, AZURITA, CRISOCOLA, CUPRITA, COVELINA, AG NATIVA . (CEMENTACION) CALCOSINA, COVELINA, STROMEYERITA, FREYBERGITA, PROUSTTITA, PIRARGIRITA, , AG NATIVA, CU NATIVO, GALENA, BLENDA, PIRITA, MARCASITA, CERUSITA, MAGNETITA, HEMATITA.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Blanqueo Argilitico Y Cementacion Carbonatica Que Cubre Una Faja De 700m Con Un Ancho De 20 A 90m.

Analytical data

Result AG 480G/TN, CU 1%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Conglomerados-Brechas Y Areniscas Rojas
    Rock description Conglomerados-Brechas Y Areniscas Rojas
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.36611, -23.83084
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Plegamiento Suave De Gran Amplitud De Onda. Fallamiento Inverso De Bajo Angulo Y Rumbo N-S
Type of structure Local
Structure description El Area Del Yacimiento Corresponde A Un Homoclinal Cuya Inclinacion Mediaes De 25e.

Ore body information

  • General form REEMPLAZAMIENTO, RELLENO DE FISURAS Y ESPACIOS PORALES, PLANOS INTERESTRATALES

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural - Litologico. Las Soluciones Mineralizantes Escurrieron Siguiendo El Buzamiento De La Secuencia Dentro De Niveles Litologicos Mas Favorables,(Conglomerados Y Brechas Con Horizontes Lenticulares De Areniscas Intercalados).

Comments on the geologic information

  • SE DISPONE DE DATOS GEOQUIMICOS DE LOS MOSAICOS 1:50.000 DEL PLAN NOA GEOLOGICO MINERO (SECRETARIA DE MINERIA DE LA NACION)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1971
Discoverer C. Arredondo
Year of first production 1978
Year of last production 1984
Production years SIETE (7)

Mining district

District name Alaroz

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Rio Cincel S.A. - Belgrano 575. Buenos Aires (Dato . Actual Propietario: Cia. Minera Providenci
    Last year 1986

Comments on the production information

  • PROMEDIO ANUAL 1170 TN/ANO, SIETE ANOS DE TRABAJO.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVAS: 245.000TN CON LEY AG 480G/TN
  • RECURSOS: 450.000 TN DE ROCA
  • RESERVAS TOTALES 695.000TN CON LEY 300-350G/TN

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 130HA

Comments on the workings information

  • PRVIDENCIA SUR: LARGO (E-W) 200M, ANCHO 350M, PROF. 40M. PROVIDENCIA CENTRAL: LARGO 250M (E-W), ANCHO (N-S) 350 M, PROF. 25M. PROVIDENCIA NORTE: LARGO (E-W) 150M, ANCHO (N-S) 10M, PROF. 75M.

Comments on development

  • SISTEMA DE EXPLOTACION TIPO "OPEN PIT", CARGADOR FRONTAL Y CAMION VOLCADOR. MAQUINARIA EXISTENTE MOTOCOMPRESOR, MARTILLO NEUMATICO, PALA CARGADORA FRONTAL, EQUIPO DE MOLIENDA Y PREPARACION DE MUESTRAS ESCALA LABORATORIO. CAMPAMENTO DOS CASAS TERMICAS DE ALUMINIO PARA PERSONAL SUPERIOR, 10 HABITACIONES PARA CAMPAMENTO OBRERO, 2 GALPONES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM 1985 CARPETA Y-0013-00. DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA (INEDITO)

  • Deposit

    MISION ALEMANA DE COOPERACION TECNICO MINERA (1982), INVESTIGACIONES TOPOGRAFICO-GEOLOGICAS Y MINERALOGICAS. ESTIMACION DEL COSTO DE LA EXPLOTACION DE LA MINA LA PROVIDENCIA. DPTO. SUSQUES. JUJUY. BANCO NACIONAL DE DESARROLLO INF. 4-3 . BUENOS AIRES (INEDITO)

  • Deposit

    RIO CINCEL S.A. METALLGESELL SCHAFT AG (1985). PROYECTO LA PROVIDENCIA. (INEDITO)

  • Production

    CARPETA DE EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM NO. Y00013-00

  • Reserve-Resource

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM 1985, CARPETA Y0013-00

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OXIDOS Y SULFUROS DE CU Y AG EN CONGLOMERAODS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1985 Rojo Mateo, R. Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina
Updater 01-NOV-1992 Martinez, Hector (Nieto, Diego Silva) Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina

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