Coyaguayma (Distrito)

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodity Antimony
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000072
MRDS ID AR00108
Record type District
Current site name Coyaguayma (Distrito)
Alternate or previous names Sam Miguel, San Luis, San Jose, Coyaguayma, Colquiri, Atahualpa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.49945, -22.74753 (WGS84)
Relative position ACCESO TRACCION SIMPLE, FERROCARRIL A 150 KM (EST. ABRA PAMPA), AGUA DISPONIBLE EN RIO TIU CUESTA, LINEA DE ALTA TENSION A 80 KM EN LA RINCONADA, MANO DE OBRA SEMIESPECIALIZADA DISPONIBLE. CLIMA CONTINENTAL DE ALTA MONTANA, TOPOGRAFIA MEDIANA SUAVE. FOTOGRAFIAS AEREAS NO. 2367-207-12 (NOA-1)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jujuy(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Jujuy

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) SILICIFICATION

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.49945, -22.74753

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description FALLAS DE ALIVIO, EL SISTEMA E-W ES FAVORABLE A LA MINERALIZACION.
Type of structure Regional
Structure description SISTEMA DE FRACTURAS SUBPARALELAS DE RUMBO GENERAL E-W, PERPENDICULARES A FALLAS DE TENSION N-S.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1939
Discoverer Minera Pirquitas
Year of last production 1979

Mining district

District name COYAGUAYMA DISTRITO

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner VACANTE
    Year 1986

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM 1986 CARPETA Y-0007-00. DIR. NAC. DE MINERIA.

  • Deposit

    ALFARO, J.A., 1980, INFORME SOBRE EL TRABAJO DE GEFISICA POR EL METODO ELECTROMAGNETICO TURAM, EN EL AREA DE COYAGUAYMA. DISTRITO DE COYAGUAYMA, DPTO. RINCONADA. PCIA. DE JUJUY. DIR. PROV. DE MINERIA (JUJUY). INEDITO

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LAREPUBLICA ARGENTINA. COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, VOL.I, (59-60). LA PLATA

Beyond USGS

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