Elizabeth Prospect

Occurrence in Salta, Argentina with commodities Lead, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094161
MRDS ID AR15145
Record type Site
Current site name Elizabeth Prospect
Alternate or previous names Pucara

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -64.9783, -22.17532 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 3 KM N75W OF PUCARA

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 SOUTH BANK OF THE RIO SANTA CRUZ

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Puncoviscana Formation
    Rock description Puncoviscana Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -64.9783, -22.17532

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50E
    Dip 70NW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT 5M LONG

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TURNER, JCM, 1964, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 2C, SANTA VICTORIA: DNGM BOL. 104, P. 83

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN 5 CM WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-92 Long, Kr U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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