| Deposit ID | 10078108 |
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| MRDS ID | W026265 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Puesto Viejo Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -64.93218, -24.44082 (WGS84) |
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| Elevation | 800 |
| Relative position | 47 KM SE OF SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jujuy(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
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| Argentina | Jujuy |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
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| Chamosite | Ore |
| Goethite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Siderite | Ore |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Result | TYPICAL ORE: 53% FE2O, 6.4% AL2O3, 1.3% CAO, 0.8% MGO, 0.67% TIO2, 0.09% MNO, 1.17% P2O5, 0.05% S, 35% SIO2 |
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| Model code | 247 |
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| USGS model code | 34f |
| Deposit model name | Oolitic ironstones |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
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| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||
| Rock unit name | Lipeon Formation | ||
| Rock description | Lipeon Formation | ||
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| (1) | -64.93218, -24.44082 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
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| Structure description | Deposit Located On Crest On N30w Zapla Anticline |
| General form | LENSE |
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| Strike | N30W |
| Dip | 10 - 70 E OR W |
| Thickness | 18M |
| Length | 4M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Producer |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1939 |
| District name | Zapla |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Direccion General De Fabricaciones Militares |
| Year | 1965 | ||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^Shipping Grade Ore (Approx. 64 % Fe) | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 100000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 8000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026265 |
ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380
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
ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROUS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. 1, P. 252-254.
CIMRI
ALVARADO, 1970
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO ORE HORIZONS: MAIN (LOWER) AND SECONDARY (UPPER) SEPARATED BY 30 M CROP OUT 4 KM ALONG STRIKE. THE LOWER ORE HORIZON CONSISTS OF 3 LENTICULAR ORE BEDS IN AN INTERVAL 7-11 M THICK, THAT SOMETIMES COALESCE INTO A SINGLE BED UP TO 8 M THICK. THE UPPER ORE HORIZON IS A SINGLE BED 4-10 M THICK. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1939 ; STUDIED & EXPLORED 1940 - 48 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1973 | Cooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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