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El Quevar Mine

Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Sulfur, Barium-Barite, Arsenic
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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. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005230
MRDS ID AR15012
Record type Site
Current site name El Quevar Mine
Alternate or previous names El Queva

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.79556, -24.30889 (WGS84)
Elevation 4600
Relative position 55 KM WSW OF SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Comments on the location information

  • SHOWN AS QUEVA MINE ON TOPO MAP

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Sulfur Tertiary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Covellite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrargyrite Ore
Stephanite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argellic And Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Pastos Grandes Group;Calchaquense Formation
    Rock description Pastos Grandes Group;Calchaquense Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.79556, -24.30889
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Strato Volcano 44x26 Km In Area

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE AND IRREGULAR POCKET
    Strike ENE-WSW
    Dip N
    Length 1500M
    Width 200M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Premineral Fault System

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE RED-BED SEQUENCES OF THE PASTOS GRANDES GROUP ARE OVERLAIN BY VOLCANIC ROCKS WHICH IN TURN ARE INTRUDED BY SUBVOLCANIC STOCKS ASSOCIATED WITH CU, PB, ZN, AG, SB AND MN MINERALIZATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name El Quevar

Production statistics

  • Year 1973
    Period 1968-1973
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 0wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 8wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCION WAS INTERMITTENT

Reference information

Reporter information

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

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