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Yegua Pircada, Mina

Past Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver
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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 10004139
MRDS ID AR00273
Record type Site
Current site name Yegua Pircada, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.3328, -28.15579 (WGS84)
Elevation 270
Relative position VINCHINA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESO BUENO. MANO DE OBRA ESCASA. CLIMA ARIDO, RELIEVE ABRUPTO. AGUA PERMANENTE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Propilitizacion - Limonitizacion

Analytical data

Result ZN 6%, PB 5%, AG 30 G/TN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Formation Vaquerano
    Rock description Formation Vaquerano
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.3328, -28.15579
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bloques Tectonicos (Pilares Y Fosas) Limitados Por Fallas Alineadas N-S
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fallas Rumbo N 20 W, Inclinacion 50 Sw

Ore body information

  • General form ESTRATIFORME, VETIFORME Y LENTICULAR
    Strike N 20 W
    Dip 50 SW
    Length 300M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Litologico-Estructural

Comments on the geologic information

  • METAMORFISMO REGIONAL DE ALTO GRADO AFECTA LA FM ESPINAL SIENDO DE EFECTO LEVE EN LA FM RIO BONETE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1949
Discoverer Dulau,Victor Y Otros

Mining district

District name Jage

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Idem
  • Type Owner
    Owner Nieto, Maximo

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RECURSOS: 25.000 TN

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 100M

Comments on development

  • DIVERSAS LABORES SUPERFICIALES, GALERIAS Y CHIFLONES SOBRE VETAS, CORTAVETAS ; ECON.COM: EXPLOTACION POR TRINCHERAS, GALERIAS Y CHIFLONES.EXTRACCION MANUAL. SIN MAQUINARIAS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM 1986 CARPETA F-0006-00. DIREC.NAC.MINERIS INEDITO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TRES VETAS SUBPARALELAS. MINERALIZACION POR REEMPLASO EN CALIZAS Y RELLENO DE FISURAS
Deposit SE DEBEN EXPLORAR LOS NIVELES MAS PROFUNDOS, EN PRINCIPIO PROLONGANDO EL SOCAVON CORTAVETA L13 QUE CORTARIA LAS TRES VETAS 26 M POR DEBAJO DEL ULTIMO NIVEL EXPLORADO ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1986 Marcos, Oscar Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina
Updater 01-MAR-1993 Martinez, Hector Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina

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