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Santa Julia, Mina

Occurrence in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Barium-Barite, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  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 10004116
MRDS ID AR00136
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Julia, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.86554, -23.51918 (WGS84)
Elevation 3810
Relative position ABRA PAMPA 96 KM AL NORTE, S.S. DE JUJUY 140KM AL SUR.

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, AGUA DISPONIBLE, MANO DE OBRA DISPONIBLE, ALTA TENSION EN ABRA PAMPA, FOTOS AEREAS NO. 2367-4-13-3 Y 4 (PLAN NOA)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Lead Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PARAGENESIS: GALENA, BARITINA, CUARZO. TEXTURA GRANULAR

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Propilitica

Analytical data

Result PB 1%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Tusaquillas (Granito)
    Rock description Tusaquillas (Granito)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Chronological age 121.5
    Dating method K-Ar
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.86554, -23.51918
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bloques Submeridionales Por Fallamiento Inverso
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fallamiento Tensional Conjugado Del Sistema De Fracturacion Regional.

Ore body information

  • General form VETIFORME
    Strike N140/180
    Dip 80W

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural, Fallas Y Diaclasas

Comments on the geologic information

  • CUERPOS CUNEIFORMES QUE ALCANZAN IMPORTANTE DESARROLLO HORIZONTAL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1929

Mining district

District name Rinconadilla - Barrancas

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Figueroa, Roberto. Belgrano 625 - S.S. De Jujuy.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RECURSOS: 97.480 TN
  • RESERVAS TOTALES: 97.480 TN

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 1200HA

Comments on development

  • TRES SOCAVONES DE EXPLORACION (38.5M) PIQUE DE 4M, 5 RAJOS ; ECON.COM: PROYECTO NO ACONSEJABLE. POBREZA CRITICA EN LEYES, AUSENCIA DE OTROS ELEMENTOS RASTREADOS GEOQUIMICAMENTE. ; MILL.CAP : 15000 T/ANO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM 1985 CARPETA Y-0029-00. DIR.NAC.MIN. INEDITO

  • Reserve-Resource

    EVAL.FONEM 1985 CARPETA Y0029-00

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VETA 1: 45*2*20M; VETA 2: 470*2*40M; VETA 3: 30*0.4*10M; VETA 4: 55*0.5*20M; VETA 5: 27*0.4*10M; VETA 6: 30*0.4*10M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1985 Rojo Mateo, R. Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina
Updater 01-DEC-1992 Martinez, Hector (Nieto, Diego Silva) Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina

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