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Pabellon Mine

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Antimony, Gold
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004401
MRDS ID AR08002
Record type Site
Current site name Pabellon Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.6364, -22.4281 (WGS84)
Elevation 4250
Relative position 35 KM SW OF SAN JUAN DE ORO

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

  • WITHIN QUEBRADO PABELLON

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Acoite Formation
    Rock description Acoite Formation;
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.6364, -22.4281
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2M
    Length 300M

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT IS LOCATED ALONG A FAULT IN AN ANTICLINAL STRUCTURE WITH AN AXIAL STRIKE OF N15E.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1935
Year of last production 1952
Production years 1935-1952

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sociedead Minera Bach Hnos.

Production statistics

  • Year 1940
    Period 1936-1940
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Antimony Antimony 60wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • FINENESS OF GOLD 889.5

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE TUNNEL OF 300M, A SHAFT OF 50M DEPTH, AND OTHER GALLERIES AT DIFFERENT LEVELS.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: FROM 1936-1940 WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT ANTIMONY MINE IN ARGENTINA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 156-157, P.42-43. ANGELELLI, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA. V.1, P. 59-60

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    DNGM BOL. 156-157, P.43, RIUS (1950, P.20)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ANTIMONY DOMINATES IN UPPER PART AND GOLD IN LOWER LEVEL OF VEIN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1992 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

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