Penas Negras Mine

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodity Iron
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004411
MRDS ID AR08017
Record type Site
Current site name Penas Negras Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.06916, -22.69947 (WGS84)
Relative position 39 KM W OF ABRA PAMPA

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

  • 300M N OF THE TRAIL JOINING ABRA PAMPA AND MINA PIRQUITAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Goethite Ore
Hematite Ore

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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.06916, -22.69947

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Dip 15-20
    Thickness 4.5M

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT CAN BE OF EITHER SUPERGENE ENICHMENT, REMOBILISATION, OR SECONDARY ENRICHMENT OF IRON.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 170 P.80-81

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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