Barro Negro Mine

Past Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodities Copper, 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 10005274
MRDS ID AR15069
Record type Site
Current site name Barro Negro Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -64.8229, -24.2872 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -64.8229, -24.2872

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REINALDO V., C., 1956, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 7D, ROSARIO DE LERMA: DNGM BOL. 84, P. 61 ANGELELLI P. 184

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Long, Kr U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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