Sonciaman Mine

Occurrence in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10004594
MRDS ID	AR08249
Record type	Site
Current site name	Sonciaman Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-66.54112, -24.07389 (WGS84)
Elevation	4400
Relative position	27 KM N50W OF SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES

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

IN QUEBRADA SILUN. MISSPELLED SOCIAMAR MINE ON TOPO MAP

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Silver	Primary
Lead	Primary
Zinc Critical	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-66.54112, -24.07389	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	AR08249

Bibliographic references

Deposit

CARTA TOPOGRAFICA, REP. DE ARGENTINA, PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA, SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES, INSTITUTO GEOGRAFICO MILITAR; 1986
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	APPARENTLY A POLYMETALLIC VEIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE EL OCULTO PORPHYRY COPPER PROSPECT

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JAN-1993	Sow, Thierno	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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