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El Porvenir Mine

Occurrence in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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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. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004622
MRDS ID AR08289
Record type Site
Current site name El Porvenir Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.60775, -24.29861 (WGS84)
Relative position 35 KM SW OF SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY

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

  • BETWEEN CERRO PURMA TO THE N AND CERRO NEGRO TO THE S

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.60775, -24.29861
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Anticlinel

Ore body information

  • Strike E-W
    Dip 45S
    Thickness 1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cerro Purma

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Compania Minas San Antonio

Production statistics

  • Year 1938
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Silver Silver 250g/mt
    Major Conc. Lead Lead 76wt-pct
  • Year 1940
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Silver Silver 250g/mt
    Major Conc. Lead Lead 76wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES MENTIONED AT 150 M DEPTH.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE SALTA Y JUJUY. 1973, MINISTERO DE ECONOMIA; REPUBLICA ARGENTINA. ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISIONES DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. 2, P. 490-491

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, "YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA; LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. 2, P. 491.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, "YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA; LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. 2, P. 490-491.

Reporter information

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

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