San Crisobal Mine

Past Producer in Catamarca, Argentina with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004273
MRDS ID AR01083
Record type Site
Current site name San Crisobal Mine
Related records 10004274, 10004275, 10004276, 10004277, 10004278, 10004279, 10004280, 10004281, 10004282, 10004283, 10097612, 10097613, 10100585, 10094127, 10111389

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.36084, -27.82246 (WGS84)
Elevation 2150
Relative position 50 KM NE OF TINOGASTA

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

  • ON W FLANK OF SIERRA DE ZAPATA, ON RIGHT BANK OF RIO TALITA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.36084, -27.82246

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Dikes

Ore body information

  • Strike N33E
    Dip 70SE
    Thickness 1M
    Length 250M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault System

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • 18 ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. , P. 225-226. MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN, 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.