Rogelio

Occurrence in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Zinc, Silver, Lead
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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004102
MRDS ID AR00102
Record type Site
Current site name Rogelio

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.08972, -21.89283 (WGS84)
Elevation 3800
Relative position 71 KM AL OESTE DE LA QUIACA Y A 11 KM DE SANTA CATALINA.

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

  • ACCESO POR SENDA, CON TRACCION SIMPLE, AGUA DISPONIBLE EN LA QDA. COLORADA, FERROCARRIL A 70 KM (EST. LA QUIACA), MANO DE OBRA SEMIESPECIALIZADA DISPONIBLE, RELIEVE ESCARPADO, APTO PARA TRABAJAR TODO EL ANO. FOTOGRAFIA AEREA 2167-407-9 (NOA).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MUESTREO SOLO ORIENTATIVO

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Argentite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Limonita-Caolinita (1.5 Km2)

Analytical data

Result ZN 10-13%, AG 200-300G/TN, PB 0.1-2%

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.08972, -21.89283

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallamiento Directo, Pliegues Amplios De Tipo Concentricos, Asimetricos Con Planos Axiales Verticales O Inclinando Al Este.

Ore body information

  • General form VETIFORME, RELLENO DE FISURAS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ES SIN OROGENICA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1978

Mining district

District name Sierra De Rinconada

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Rino R. Farfan. Roque Alvarado 2748, S.S. De Jujuy.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 18HA

Comments on the workings information

  • DESTAPE Y RECONOCIMIENTO PRELIMINAR DEL AREA MINERALIZADA. SEGUN EL DUENO SE REALIZO UN SOCAVON SOBRE VETA DE RECONOCIMIENTO DE 12 M, ACTUALMENTE ESTA LABOR ESTA ATERRADA.

Comments on development

  • LABOREO INCIPIENTE, VETA 0.1M, BRECHA 0.7M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA CARPETA Y-OOO1-00 (1985) DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA (INEDITO)

  • Deposit

    CHOMNALES, R. (1980), ESTUDIO MICROSCOPICO DE CORTES PULIDOS DE MINA ROGELIO - PCIA. DE JUJUY. INST. DE CIENCIAS GEOLOGICAS. UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE JUJUY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1985 Barber, Eduardo Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina
Updater 01-NOV-1992 Martinez, Hector (Nieto, Diego Silva) Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina

Beyond USGS

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