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La Betty Mine

Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodity Sulfur
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004449
MRDS ID AR08065
Record type Site
Current site name La Betty Mine
Alternate or previous names Betty, Tuzgle, Don Federico, Loma Blanca, Don Jorge

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.47861, -24.05029 (WGS84)
Elevation 5200
Relative position 25 KM N40W OF SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES

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

  • NEAR SUMMIT OF CERRO TUZGLE VOLCANO. MINE SITE SHOWN ON TOPO MAP IS ACTUALLY THE MILLSITE AND MINING CAMP AT OJO DEL TUZGE, 14 KM DISTANT. MINE CONSISTS OF 7 PERTENENCIAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GRADE: 30% S

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sulfur Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 167
USGS model code 25m
Deposit model name Fumarolic sulfur

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.47861, -24.05029
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Composite Stratovolcano
Type of structure Local
Structure description Summit Crater

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1943-1955

Mining district

District name Cerro Tuzgle

Production statistics

  • Year 1955
    Period 1943-55
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^99.5% S
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major IMPURES Sulfur Sulfur 100wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ALL SECTORS SEE REFERENCE FOR DETAILED BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 110 P.55 CARTA TOPOGRAFICA REP. DE ARGENTINA, PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA, SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES; INSTITUTO GEOGRAFICO MILITAR; 1986 DE SILVA AND FRANCIS, 1991, VOLCANOS OF THE CENTRAL ANDES; NEW YORK, P. 101-106 DNGM, 1983, ANALES 20, P. 56

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    DNGM (1983) P. 56

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IMPREGNATIONS OF SULFUR IN TUFF AND FILLING FRACTURE CUTTING TUFF.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1992 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

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

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