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Yungara

Occurrence in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Tin, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  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. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004113
MRDS ID AR00131
Record type Site
Current site name Yungara
Alternate or previous names Mina Victoria

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.59945, -23.54751 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
Relative position 60 KM AL SUR DE SUSQUES, 200 KM DE PUNMAMARCA (RUTA 9, PAVIMENTADA)

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 BUENO, FUENTE DE AGUA PERMANENTE EN OJO DEL TAIRE, CLIMA CONTINENTAL DE ALTA MONTANA CON NEVADAS DE ABRIL A AGOSTO, ESCASA DISPONIBILIDAD DE MANO DE OBRA CALIFICADA. FOTOGRAFIA AEREA 2367-408-15 (NOA)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NO SE OBSERVA ZONACION, LOS MINERALES DE MENA SE ENCUENTRAN DISEMINADOS EN LA MASA DE PIRITA DOMINANTE, SON DE DIAMETRO PULVURULENTO.

Alteration

  • (Local) Argilitizacion, Turmalinitizacion

Analytical data

Result SN 200G/TN, AG 4.5G/TN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Rock unit name Formation Huayra Huasi
    Rock description Formation Huayra Huasi
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.59945, -23.54751
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallamiento Submeridional Inverso
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fallaiento Norte-Sur Y Este-Oeste. Plegamiento Suave Del Paquete Terciario.

Ore body information

  • General form VETIFORME
    Strike MINA VICTORIA N45W
    Dip 35NE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracturacion E-W

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA MINERALIZACION SE ALOJA EN CAJA DE SEDIMENTITAS TERCIARIAS Y ES DISCORDANTE CON LA ESTRUCTURA REGIONAL. RELLENA DIACLASAS, FISURAS Y PEQUENAS FRACTURAS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1941
Discoverer Aldao, R.;Senillosa De Pearson E.; Torquinst C.A.; Videla Dorna G.

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Vacante (Estado Provincial) Dato Ano 1986

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RECURSOS: 30.000TN
  • RESERVAS: 6.929TN CON LEY 200G/TN SN Y 4.5G/TN AG

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 42HA

Comments on the workings information

  • TRABAJOS EXPLORATORIOS: 11 LABORES SUBTERRANEAS (700M), 24 TRINCHERAS (1100M LINEALES), 149 CALICATAS EN ROCA, 17 CALICATAS EN ALUVION.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: 0.8 ; EXPL$: 0.02 ; DEV$: 0.25 ; MILL$: 0.5 ; EXPAN$: 0.035 ; ECON.COM: COEFICIENTE DE RENTABILIDAD NEGATIVO ; MILL.CAP : 12.000TN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA G.T.Z 1986. CARPETA Y-0020-00.INFORME INEDITO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL PROYECTO NO JUSTIFICA TECNICA, ECONOMICA NI FINANCIERAMENTE PROSEGUIR CON LAS FASES DE PREINVERSION, INDEPENDIENTEMENTE DE LA MODIFICACION DE ALGUN PARAMENTRO TECNICO O ECONOMICO ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit LARGO:200M, ANCHO: 0.06M, PROF.:100M

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1986 Martos, D Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina
Updater 01-NOV-1992 Martinez, Hector (Nieto, Diego Silva) Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina

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