Acazoque Mine

Occurrence in Salta, Argentina with commodities Lead, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005231
MRDS ID AR15013
Record type Site
Current site name Acazoque Mine
Alternate or previous names Esperanza

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.34861, -24.265 (WGS84)
Elevation 3700
Relative position 7 KM S30W 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

  • 3 KM NW OF CERRO EL MORRO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss > Migmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.34861, -24.265

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N5W
    Dip 58W
    Thickness 0.5M
    Length 340M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO TRENCHES

Comments on development

  • TWO EXPLORATION TRENCHES WERE DUG EARLY DECEMBER 1950.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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