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El Aguilar

Plant in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134287
MAS/MILS ID 3570170003
Record type Site
Current site name El Aguilar
Alternate or previous names Aguilar

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -65.58272, -23.23082 (WGS84)
Elevation 4500
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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

  • THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE BEARINGS ARE FOR THE TOWN OF EL AGUILAR.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Silver Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -65.58272, -23.23082
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 225M
    Width 12M
    Depth to top 250M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830819

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1930
Mining method Timbered Stopes - Underhand Square-Set
Year of first production 1930
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Compania Minera Del Sur, S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Bolivia
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Aguilar, S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Argentina
    Year 1994

Comments on the ownership information

  • ST. JOE MINERALS (FLUOR CORP.) SOLD EL AGUILAR TO COMSUR IN 1988.

Comments on the production information

  • PA= 214 MT ZN/DAY; 141 MT PB/DAY; 0.2 MT AG/DAY.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Inferred 7000000mt ore
    Total resources 7000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 8 wt-pct Lead Major 1975
    Zinc Zn 9 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 5240000mt ore
    Total resources 5240000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 98.85 g/mt Silver Minor 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INFORMATION FROM PAH REPORT.
  • 95% MINE RECOVERY. 10% DILUTION

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method COMBINED METHODS
    Percent Recovery 85
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 3
    Length of Inclines (m) 2400
    Slope of Inclines 10.8
    Number of Inclines 1
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 3000
    Number of Adits 1
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 2000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 303
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUN 93,P. 43.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, SOUTH AMERICA: ARGENTINA: V. 119, NO. 3,

  • Deposit

    P. 228.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING YEARBOOK, CATALOG, SURVEY AND DIRECTORY,

  • Deposit

    ARGENTINA: V. 29, NO. 7, 1976, P. 177.

  • Deposit

    ARGENTINA: V. 27, NO. 7, 1974, P. 179.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, ARGENTINA: SEPTEMBER, 1972, P. 293.

  • Deposit

    RIO TINTO ZINC MINING COST ANALYSIS SYSTEM, PERFORMANCE

  • Deposit

    ANALYSIS: ARGENTINA: FEBRUARY 25, 1975, P. 17, 239.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, PROGRESS IN SOUTH AMERICA:

  • Deposit

    APRIL, 1964, P. 115-116.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING YEARBOOK, CATALOG, SURVEY AND DIRECTORY, LATIN

  • Deposit

    AMERICA: ARGENTINA: RECORD AGUILAR LEAD AND ZINC OUTPUT;

  • Deposit

    EXPLORATION BIDS: V. 23, NO. 7, 1970, P. 143.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF

  • Deposit

    MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    MINE/PLANT UNITS: ARGENTINA: NEW YORK, MCGRAW-HILL,

  • Deposit

    1977, P. 253.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINES REGISTER 76/77, COMPANIES BY COUNTRY: V. 31,

  • Deposit

    1976, P. 15.

  • Deposit

    MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK: LONDON, FINANCIAL TIMES

  • Deposit

    LIMITED, 1977, P. 482-483.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, JANUARY 24, 1975.

  • Deposit

    SISSELMAN, R. (ED.), 1978, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL

  • Deposit

    HANDBOOK OF MINERAL UNDERGROUND MINING, VOL, 3, E/MJ

  • Deposit

    LIBRARY OF OPERATING HANDBOOKS.

  • Deposit

    PROFILE REPORT COMPLETED BY PERSONNEL EMPLOYED BY ST. JOE

  • Deposit

    MINERALS COMPANY.

  • Deposit

    ST. JOE MINERALS CORPORATION JOINT PROXY STATEMENT AND

  • Deposit

    PROSPECTUS, JUNE 19, 1981.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS, D.N.. "CIA. MINERA AGUILAR SA'S AGUILAR MINE",

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, APRIL 23, 1994, PP. 4-7.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF THREE ORE BODIES WHICH STRIKE N-S AND DIP 60 DEGREES WEST.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-SEP-94 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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