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Cangrejillos Mine

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Lead, Copper
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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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004468
MRDS ID AR08088
Record type Site
Current site name Cangrejillos Mine
Alternate or previous names Rosa De Oro

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.57721, -22.43031 (WGS84)
Elevation 5550
Relative position 37 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

  • 1 KM NW OF CANGREJILLOS, ABOUT 20 KM SSW OF THE TRAIN STATION PUMAHUASI ON RIO CANGREJILLO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Barite Gangue
Chalcedony Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Opal Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.57721, -22.43031
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N80W
    Dip VERTICAL
    Thickness 0.2M
    Length 150M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pumahuasi-Cangrejillo

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Alabi, A.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 103 P. 72-73 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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