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San Rafael Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004556
MRDS ID AR08193
Record type Site
Current site name San Rafael Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -65.76696, -23.30871 (WGS84)
Relative position 70KM FROM SENADOR PEREZ

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

  • ON THE BORDER OF JUJUY WITH SALTA PROVINCE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Covellite Ore
Galena Ore
Barite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -65.76696, -23.30871
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NE-SW; WNW-ESE
    Dip VERTICAL
    Thickness 0.8M
    Width 1M
  • Dip VERTICAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 35M

Comments on the workings information

  • GALLERIES, ADITS, SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DE PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA MINISTERO DE ECONOMIA; REPUBLICA ARGENTINA; 1973 ANGELELLI (1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA; V. I, P. 136

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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

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