Esperanza Mine

Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodities Copper, Lead, Uranium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005338
MRDS ID AR15155
Record type Site
Current site name Esperanza Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.2047, -22.71364 (WGS84)
Relative position 85 KM NE OF THE STATION ITURBE

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

  • IN THE VALLEY OF RIO SAN JUAN ON THE EASTERN FLANK OF SIERRA DE ZENTA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Ore
Malachite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Barite Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.2047, -22.71364

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E15S
    Dip 80-85

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia Argentina De Explotaciones Mineras

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS, GALLERIES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DE LAS PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA MINISTERO DE ECONOMIA; REPUBLICA ARGENTINA; 1973 ANGELELLI (1984) "YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA" V.I, P. 185

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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