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Martin Bronce

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Copper, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Arsenic, Antimony, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Reserves and resources
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086850
MRDS ID AR00124
Record type Site
Current site name Martin Bronce
Alternate or previous names Rey Del Cobre

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -64.58273, -23.7475 (WGS84)
Elevation 1400
Relative position 140 KM NE DE LA CIUDAD DE SAN S. DE JUJUY, CERCANO A LA LOCALIDAD DE SIETE AGUAS

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

  • ACCESO BUENO HASTA SIETE AGUAS, LUEGO HUELLA CABALLAR, MAPAS MINEROS DE DETALLE DISPONIBLES, FOTOMOSAICO, 8A-D3-2565 VUELO 408 (PLAN NOA-I, FM). AEROPUERTO A 105 KM. AGUA A 12 KM, ALTA TENSION EN SIETE AGUAS, MANO DE OBRA DISPONIBLE. CLIMA SUBTROPICAL, LLUVIOSO EN VERANO (800 MM).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Gold Tertiary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ENRIQUESIMIENTO EN LA PARTE BASAL DEL BANCO CONGLOMERADICO, CON 1 M DE ESPESOR SOBRE EL BASAMENTO DEVONICO Y LEY 14.3% DE CU TOTAL. MINERALIZACION POR REEMPLAZO, RELLENO DE OQUEDADES Y POROS, IMPREGNACION, MICROVENILLAS, ETC.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Argilica Y Caolinitica

Analytical data

Result CU 2.41%, AG 60 G/TN, ZN 1.5%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Rock unit name Formation Arroyo Colorado;Formation Pirgua;Formation Lecho;Formation Yacoraite;Subgrupo Santa Barbara
    Rock description Formation Arroyo Colorado;Formation Pirgua;Formation Lecho;Formation Yacoraite;Subgrupo Santa Barbara

Nearby scientific data

(1) -64.58273, -23.7475
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Plegamiento Monoclinales Buzante Al Este, Fracturas Meridionales En El Flanco Oeste.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Anticlinales Ejes Buzantes Al Norte Y Al Sur, Estructura Monoclinal N349, Incl. 26ne

Ore body information

  • General form ESTRATIFORME
    Strike N349
    Dip 26NE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estratigrafico (Porosidad, Permeabilidad)

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA MINERALIZACION SE ENCUENTRA EN EL NUCLEO DEL ANTICLINAL Y EL BLOQUE ELEVADO DE LA FRACTURA REGIONAL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1972
Discoverer Ana Maria Padilla
Year of first production 1977
Year of last production 1979
Production years 2

Mining district

District name Palma Sola

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner C. Giuliani

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RECURSOS POTENCIALES: 3.060.000 TON
  • RESERVAS : 144.000 TN
  • RESERVAS TOTALES: 450.000TN

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 63HA

Comments on the workings information

  • NIVEL 1: 38M DE GALERIA, 6M DE PIQUES Y CHIMENEAS. NIVEL 2: 7M DE GALERIA 1; 19M GALERIA 2. NIVEL Z: 46M DE GALERIA, 2M DE PIQUE.

Comments on development

  • NECESARIO MAYOR EXPLORACION. ; TOTAL$: 8 ; ECON.COM: LAS PLANILLAS ADJUNTAS A LA CARPETA NO. Y0026-00 PROVEEN INFORMACION ECONOMICA ADICIONAL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, 1990, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES.

  • Deposit

    VICTORIO ANGELELLI, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA,COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES: LA PLATA.

  • Deposit

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM 1986 CARPETA Y-0026-00. DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA. (INEDITO)

  • Production

    CARPETA FOMEM Y0026-00

  • Reserve-Resource

    EVALUACION PREVIA FONEM

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LARGO DE LOS BANCOS: 380M, ANCHO: 220M, PROF. TOTAL: 18M

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1986 Rojo Mateo, R. Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina
Updater 01-NOV-1992 Martinez, Hector (Nieto, Diego Silva) Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina

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