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Isabel Mine

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodity Lead
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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 10004473
MRDS ID AR08095
Record type Site
Current site name Isabel Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.58554, -22.2781 (WGS84)
Elevation 3500
Relative position 20 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 NORTH OF PUMAHUASI MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

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) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.58554, -22.2781
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N80E
    Dip 85SE
    Thickness 0.4M
    Length 100M
    Depth to top 20M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pumahausi Cangrejillos

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner M. Lopez

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 29M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS INCLUDE TWO SHAFTS 20 AND 29 M DEEP AND AN ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 103 P.64

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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