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Chaussette Mine

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Lead, Zinc
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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. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004462
MRDS ID AR08081
Record type Site
Current site name Chaussette Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.58693, -22.28643 (WGS84)
Elevation 3620
Relative position 19 KM S OF LA QUIACA

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

  • 0.5 KM S OF PUMAHUASI MINE ON THE SOUTH BANK OF A SMALL LAKE A FEW METERS W OF THE ROAD FROM LA QUIACA TO THE SOL DE MAYO MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Acoite Formation
    Rock description Acoite Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.58693, -22.28643
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60W
    Dip 80NE
    Thickness 0.3M
    Length 130M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pumahausi-Cangrejullos

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Y Metalurgica Sudamericana S.A.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 60M

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO SHAFTS, AND SOME ADITS ONE SHAFT IS 60M DEEP.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: THE ORE IS CONCENTRATED AT THE PUMAHUASI MINE MILL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL.103 PP.65-66 ANGELELLI (1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA V.II P.484

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    DNGM BOL.103 P.62

Reporter information

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

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