Rachaite, Mina

Prospect in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096799
MRDS ID AR00101
Record type Site
Current site name Rachaite, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.14388, -22.87253 (WGS84)
Elevation 3750
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABRAPAMPA, 65KM AL ESTE

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

  • CAMINO ENRIPIADO HASTA 4KM DE LA MINA, LUEGO HUELLA MINERA. AGUA ESCASA,FREATICA A 15M. FF.CC, ENERGIA Y ABASTECIMIENTOS EN ABRAPAMPA FOTOGRAFIAS AEREAS PLAN NOA 1:50000 FOTO 2367-214 6/7

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PARAGENESIS (QZ, PIRITA, PIRROTINA, CALCOPIRITA, BLENDA, GALENA, ORO, CALCITA, SIDERITA

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Filica, Argilitica Y Propilitica.

Analytical data

Result LEY MEDIA PB 0,7% ZN 1,5% AG 10 PPM

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 104
USGS model code 25a
Deposit model name Hot-spring Au-Ag
Mark3 model number 45

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.14388, -22.87253

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallamiento N-S, Estructura De Bloques
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fallamientos Nnw - N - Ne.

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike NORTE-SUR
    Dip 50-70 E
    Thickness 400M
    Length 500M
    Width 300M
    Depth to top 4250M
    Depth to bottom 3830M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fallamiento Tensional, Brechas Stockworks, Penetracion.

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA FM DONCELLAS Y ALTO LAGUNA CONFORMAN LA PARTE BASAL Y CUSPIDAL DEL CUERPO VOLCANICO; SON LAVAS, BRECHAS Y TOBAS ANDESITICAS Y ESTAS CUBIERTAS POR LAS IGNIMBRITAS DACITICO-RIOLITICAS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1700
Discoverer Misiones Jesuitas
Year of last production 1991

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Idem
  • Type Owner
    Owner Walter Y Luis Ernesto Silva, Coronel Davila 843 - San Salvador De Jujuy

Comments on the production information

  • EXPLOTACION ARTESANAL, PRODUCCION ESCASA E INTERMITENTE DE DIFICIL EVALUACION

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVAS TOTALES: 5.000.000 TN SEGUN MODELO HOT SPRING A CONFIRMAR
  • SOLO RECURSOS POTENCIALES, SIN RESERVAS ECONOMICAS MEDIDAS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 105M
    Overall depth 20M
    Overall length 268.83M

Comments on the workings information

  • REACTIVACION Y PROLONGACION DE LABORES ANTIGUAS MAS TRABAJOS MENORES DE EXPLORACION.

Comments on development

  • 294M DE SOCAVONES; 40M DE PIQUES Y CHIMENEAS ; EXPL$: 100 ; ECON.YEAR: 1985 ; ECON.COM: COSTO ESTIMADO PARA DIMENSIONAMIENTO INICIAL DEL PROYECTO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM "RACHAITE" PROV. DE JUJUY. CARPETA Y0025-00 DIR. NAC. DE MINERIA, SECRETARIA DE MINERIA DE LA NACION NACION

  • Deposit

    COIRA,B ; 1979 "EPISODIOS VOLCANICOS CENOZOICOS EN EL AREA DE CHAJARAHUAICO PUNA JUJENA" SEPTIMO CONGRESO GEOLOGICO ARGENTINO, ACTAS TOMO II: 537-551

  • Deposit

    READ,M ; 1980 "ESTUDIO GEOFISICO DEL AREA RACHAITE, PROV. DE JUJUY" INFORME INEDITO D.N.M.G, SEC. MINERIA DE LA NACION

  • Deposit

    CHOMNALES,L; 1982 "ESTUDIOS MICROSCOPICOS DE CORTES PULIDOS DE MINA CHOCAYA, DISTRITO RACHAITE, PROV. DE JUJUY" INST. CS. GEOLOG. UNIV. NAC. DE JUJUY

  • Deposit

    CHAILE, W; 1982 " DESCRIPCION DE CORTES TRANSPARENTES DE MINA CHOCAYA" INST. CS. GEOLOG. UNIV. NAC. DE JUJUY

  • Deposit

    LOMA SUR S.A. 1982 "PROYECTO DEFINITIVO DE PROSPECCION Y EXPLORACION DE MINJA CHOCAYA, AREA RACHAITE, PRO. DE JUJUY"

  • Deposit

    LOMA SUR S.A. 1984 " MINA CHOCAYA, AREA RACHAITE, PROV. DE JUJUY"

  • Deposit

    LOMA SUR S.A. 1984 "EVALUACION GENERAL DE LOS TRABAJOS DE EXPLORACION EN MINA CHOCAYA, PROV. DE JUJUY

  • Deposit

    DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 3C "ABRAPAMPA" PROV. DE JUJUY, SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL, SECRETARIA DE MINERIA DE LA NACION

  • Production

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM "RACHAITE" CARPETA Y0025-00

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE DEBERA CONFIRMAR SUPERFICIALMENTE LAS POSIBILIDADES DE UN MODELO HOT SPRING Y EN CASO AFIRMATIVO PROMOVER LA EXPLORACION POR MEDIO DE SONDEOS A CARGO DE INVERSORES PRIVADOS ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit SECTOR MINERALIZADO DE 500 POR 300M CON ESTRUCTURAS LINEALES BRECHOSAS, STOCKWORK Y DISEMINACION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-92 Diego Silva Nieto - Hector Martinez Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina

Beyond USGS

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