San Francisco - El Torno

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodity Gold
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. Ownership information
  12. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000074
MRDS ID AR00114
Record type District
Current site name San Francisco - El Torno
Alternate or previous names Palca Ingenio, Fraile Renegado, La Justicia, San Francisco

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.24945, -22.01754 (WGS84)
Relative position ACCESO BUENO, AGUA DISPONIBLE EN QDA. PALCA INGENIO, CLIMA CONTINENTAL DE ALTA MONTANA, RELIEVE SUAVE EN PARTE ALGO ABRUPTO. FERROCARRIL A 90 KM (EST. LA QUIACA). FOTOGRAFIA AEREA 2167-407-4 AL 8-406/4 AL 7 (PLAN CORDILLERANO NORTE NOA)

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
Gold Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) ARGILLIC

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.24945, -22.01754

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description PLIEGUES CONCENTRICOS, ASIMETRICOS. FRACTURAS DE PLANO AXIAL Y DE RUMBO (DIRECTAS E INVERSAS)
Type of structure Regional
Structure description PLEGAMIENTO Y FALLAMIENTO SUBMERIDIONALES COMBINADOS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • ESTRUCTURAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner ESTADO PROVINCIAL
    Year 1986

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM, 1986, CARPETA Y-0012-00. DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA (INEDITO)

Beyond USGS

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