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Pirita Mine

Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004573
MRDS ID AR08217
Record type Site
Current site name Pirita Mine
Related records 10004563, 10004580, 10096807

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.6986, -23.18502 (WGS84)
Elevation 4800
Relative position 51KM SSW OF TRES CRUCES

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 EAST FLANK OF SIERRA DE AGUILAR 3 KM N10E OF EL AGUILAR MINE. CONSISTS OF SIX PERTENENCIAS (30HA).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Located Within Contact Metamorphic Halo Of Aguilar Granite (Pyroxene-Hornblende Hornfels Facies)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Aguilar Granite
    Rock description Aguilar Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.6986, -23.18502
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description On E Flank Of Syncline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra De Aguilar

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia Minera Aguilar Sa

Reference information

Reporter information

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

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