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Puyita Mine

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Antimony, 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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  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 10004484
MRDS ID AR08108
Record type Site
Current site name Puyita Mine
Alternate or previous names Yancanacota

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.14388, -22.24754 (WGS84)
Elevation 4050
Relative position 53 KM WSW 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

  • AT 18 KM S OF ORATORIO AND 35 KM S OF SANTA CATALINA AT THE HEADWATERS OF RIO SANTA CATALINA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite 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
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.14388, -22.24754
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Anticline

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S
    Dip 20-30W
    Thickness 1.4M
    Length 120M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Jose Giulianotti

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 600M

Comments on the workings information

  • THERE ARE 7 SHAFTS AT THIS MINE AND SEVERAL ADITS

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: ACCORDING TO AHLFELD THE PRESENCE OF SPHALERITE RENDERS THE RECOVERY OF MARKETABLE ANTIMONY CONCENTRATES PROBLEMATIC. DNGM BOL. 103 P. 75

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 103 P. 73-75 ANGELELLI (1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, V.II P. 62

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    DNGM BOL. 103 P. 75 ANGELELLI (1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA V. I P. 62

Reporter information

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

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