| Deposit ID | 10004112 |
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| MRDS ID | AR00128 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Zapla |
| Alternate or previous names | Mina 9 De Octubre |
| Geographic coordinates: | -64.9994, -23.99749 (WGS84) |
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| Elevation | 1000 |
| Relative position | 20 KM E DE S.S DE JUJUY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jujuy(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Jujuy |
| Argentina | Jujuy |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Result | FE 65.28%, SIO2 20.27%, S 0.22 %, P 1.17% TIO2 0.8 |
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| Model code | 241 |
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| USGS model code | 34a |
| Deposit model name | Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation) |
| (1) | -64.9994, -23.99749 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | La Formacion Ferrifera Esta Afectada Por Un Gran Anticlinal Cuyo Eje Tiene Un Rumbo Nnw, Afectada Por Algunas Fracturas Tranversales |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
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| Dip | 10-70 |
| Development status | Past Producer |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1939 |
| Year of first production | 1945 |
| Year of last production | 1991 |
| Production years | 46 |
| District name | Zapla |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
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| Owner | Aceros Zapla S.A. (Palpala - Jujuy) |
| Type | Owner |
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| Owner | Privatizada En El Ano 1992 - Aceros Zapla S.A., Av. Martijena S/N - (4212) Palpala - Jujuy- Tel. 08 |
| Year | 1964 | ||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1945 - 1964 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1965 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 22000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | AR00128 |
ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380
ANGELELLI, V., FERNANDEZ LIMA, J. C., HERRERA, A., AND ARISTARAIN, L., 1970 . DESCRIPCION DEL MAPA METALOGENETICO DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: ARGENTINA DIRECCION NAC. DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA ANALES, NO. 25 , P. 73 - 85
ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL. I: LA PLATA, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, 391 P.
ALVARADO, 1970
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DOS HORIZONTES FERRIFEROS QUE AFLORAN EN UNA EXTENSION TOTAL DE 55 KM. EL HORIZONTE PRINCIPAL O INFERIOR ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR 3 O 4 BANCOS CON UN ESPESOR CONJUNTO DE 4 M. EL HORIZONTE SUPERIOR ESTA COMPUESTO POR UN SOLO BANCO DE 0.9 A 250 M DE POTENCIA. LA SEPARACION ENTRE LOS BANCOS VARIA ENTRE 10 Y 18 M. |
| Deposit | EL HIERRO DE ZAPLA ESTA CONFORMADO POR TRES YACIMIENTOS "ZAPLA", "PUESTO VIEJO" Y "CERRO LABRADO". ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1984 | Autores Varios | Direccion Nacional de Servicio Geologico, Argentina | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Diego Silva Nieto | Direccion Nacional de Servicio Geologico, Argentina |
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