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Maria Cristina 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097664
MRDS ID AR15163
Record type Site
Current site name Maria Cristina Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.04441, -22.51892 (WGS84)
Elevation 4402
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

  • SAM GENERAL AREA AS MAJADITA MO DEPOSITS?
  • ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF SIERRA SANTA VICTORIA IN THE SOUTHERN VICINITY OF CERRO MINERO

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.04441, -22.51892
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Economic information

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 production information

  • PRODUCTION DECLINED AFTER 1941.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: CONCENTRATION PLANT IN GUARDIA VIEJO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DE LAS PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA, MINISTERO DE ECONOMIA; REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, 1973 ANELELLI (1984) "YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA" V.II, 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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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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