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Barrios Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004472
MRDS ID AR08094
Record type Site
Current site name Barrios Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.49887, -22.21976 (WGS84)
Elevation 3550
Relative position 17 KM S OF LA QUIACA

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

  • 2 KM N OF THE NATIONAL SCHOOL AT BARRIOS BETWEEN CERRO RENAS COLORADAS ON THE N AND CERRO BARRIOS ON THE SOUTH

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Galena Ore
Barite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Acoite Formation
    Rock description Acoite Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.49887, -22.21976
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N25W
    Dip 85NE
    Thickness 1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pumahuasi-Cangrejillos

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Blas Gonzalez

Comments on the production information

  • 500 G/MT AG ORE MINED

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 200M
    Overall depth 30M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS INCLUDE A SHAFT 30 M DEEP AND A SURFICIAL EXCAVATION 200 M LONG

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 103 P. 63-64

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    DNGM BOL. 103 P.64

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-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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