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Santa Barbara Deposit

Occurrence in Jujuy, Argentina with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078093
MRDS ID W026249
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Barbara Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -64.47078, -24.25638 (WGS84)
Elevation 2250
Relative position 16.5 KM E OF SANTA CLARA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jujuy(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Jujuy

Comments on the location information

  • E FLANK OF CORDILLERA DE COLANGUIL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NO P OR TI

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chamosite Ore
Goethite Ore
Hematite Ore
Biotite Gangue
Muscovite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 247
USGS model code 34f
Deposit model name Oolitic ironstones

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Lipeon Formation
    Rock description Lipeon Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -64.47078, -24.25638
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Folding And Faulting

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE
    Length 4000M
    Width 2000M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra De Santa Barbara

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 445000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 22 wt-pct Iron Major 1970

Comments on the workings information

  • NO WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., FERNANDEZ LIMA, J. C., HERRERA, A., AND ARISTARAIN, L , 1970 , DESCRIPCION DEL MAPA METALOGENETICO DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: ARGENTINA DIRECCION NAC. DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA ANALES, NO. 25 , P. 73 - 85.

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICS ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIREA, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. 1, P. 255-257.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANGELELLI (1984) P. 257.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INTERMITTANT
Deposit SEVERAL SMALL DEPOSITS IN DEPT. IGLESIA. IRON CONTENT IS 47 PERCENT AND INFERRED ORE RESERVES AMOUNT TO 2,600

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1973 Cooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 19-JUN-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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