Chinchillas Mine

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001265
MRDS ID TC00575
Record type District
Current site name Chinchillas Mine
Alternate or previous names Cuatro Generales, Cerro Fundiciones

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.06944, -22.21754 (WGS84)
Relative position ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE; 5 KM NW OF SANTO DOMINGO MINE

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
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Secondary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 77
USGS model code 20b
Deposit model name Sn-polymetallic vein

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.06944, -22.21754

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithologic contact

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Year of first production 1950
Year of last production 1958

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner PIRQUIHUA, S.A.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES.

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, V. 2, P. 489.

  • Deposit

    COIRA, B., 1979, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 3C ABRA PAMPA: DNGM BOLETIN 170, P. 77.

Beyond USGS

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