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Viejito Mine

Past Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005346
MRDS ID AR15165
Record type Site
Current site name Viejito Mine
Related records 10005347

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.24136, -22.60281 (WGS84)
Elevation 4640
Relative position 75 KM FROM JUJENA

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

  • ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF SIERRA SANTA VICTORIA, ON THE EASTERN MARGIN OF QUEBRADA VIEJITO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Santa Victoria Group
    Rock description Santa Victoria Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.24136, -22.60281
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 30-65E
    Thickness 0.15M
    Length 100M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Quebrada Toroyoc

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. 524

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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