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Pircas Mine

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Tin, Gold, Silver
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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. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10101046
MRDS ID AR08034
Record type Site
Current site name Pircas Mine
Alternate or previous names Pircas, E.H. Leach, Rinconada, Galan, Commandante Perez

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.50917, -22.68503 (WGS84)
Elevation 4100
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position MINA PIRQUITAS

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

  • ENCOMPASSES BASIN ON GORGE QUEBRADA PIRQUITAS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Gold Ore
Silver Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Rock unit name Acoite Formation
    Rock description Acoite Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.50917, -22.68503
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1930
Discoverer Pichetti
Production years 1933-1949

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sociedad Minera Pirquitas, Pichetti Y Cia S.A.

Production statistics

  • Year 1949
    Period 1933-1949
    Material CONC SN
    Description Cp_Grade: ^60% Sn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Tin Tin 60wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TURNER, J.C.M., 1982, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 3AB, MINA PIRQUITAS: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL BOLETIN NO. 187, P. 44-45.

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, LA PLATA, V. 1, P. 232-233.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HAS 15 KG/CU M OF CASSITERITE OF 60% SN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1992 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

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