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La Hoyada

Occurrence in Catamarca, Argentina with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold
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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. Reserves and resources
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004204
MRDS ID AR00352
Record type Site
Current site name La Hoyada

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.89169, -26.95719 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position ANTOFAGASTA DE LA SIERRA AL NORTE, A 145 KM.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Catamarca

Comments on the location information

  • AGUA DISPONIBLE.ALTA TENSION, FIAMBALA: 95 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GALENA DE GRANO GRUESO, BLENDA IDEOMORFA, GALENA ARGENTIFERA DE GRANO FINO. PARAGENESIS: GALENA, CALCOPIRITA, BLENDA, SULFOSALES DE PLATA.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Argilica, Sericitica, Silicea Y Propilitica

Analytical data

Result CU: 0.07 A 1.38%
Result PB: 0.62 A .67%
Result AG: 13.41 A 49 G/T

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Basamento Cristalino
    Rock description Basamento Cristalino
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Basamento Cristalino
    Rock description Basamento Cristalino
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.89169, -26.95719
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracturas De Direccion E-W

Ore body information

  • General form BOLSON
    Strike N 70 E
    Dip 60 NW
    Thickness 0.09M
    Length 1400M
    Width 0.4M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 200M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Comments on the geologic information

  • EL SECTOR DESCUBRIDORA ESTA EN LA ZONA DE ENRIQUECIM. SUPERGENICO . CERRO AZUL ESTA EN LA ZONA DE LIXIVIACION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1971

Mining district

District name La Hoyada

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Dir. Prov. De Minas De Catamarca

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 250 g/mt Silver Major 1985
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 2 wt-pct Lead Major 1985
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.5 wt-pct Copper Minor 1985

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SE CONSIDERAN 70.000 T. DE RESERVAS EN EL SECTOR DESCUBRIDORA, PARA UNATRATAMIENTO DE 50 T/DIA

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 120M
    Overall depth 100200M
    Overall length 0.91M

Comments on the workings information

  • EXPLOTACION MANUAL

Comments on development

  • LABORES SUBTERRANEAS. CAMPAMENTO PRECARIO. SUPERFICIE CUBIERTA DE 43 M2. ; TOTAL$: 1 ; EXPL$: .23 ; DEV$: .27 ; ECON.YEAR: 1985 ; ECON.COM: VIDA UTIL: 6 ANOS. ES UN RECURSO SUBECONOMICO. ; MILL.CAP : 1.500 TN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RICCI, H. 1985- INFORME DEL PROYECTO LA HOYADA, DPTO. TINOGASTA - CATAMARCA CE.NOA- INEDITO

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1985 Albornoz, Horacio Guillermo Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Diego Silva Nieto Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina

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