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Olga Mine

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Copper, Silver, Iron, Manganese
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10101047
MRDS ID AR08105
Record type Site
Current site name Olga Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.5161, -22.26143 (WGS84)
Elevation 3500
Relative position 18 KM SE OF LA QUIACA

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

  • ON THE LEFT BANK OF RIO SANSANA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Covellite Ore
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore
Malachite Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Barite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Acoite Formation
    Rock description Acoite Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.5161, -22.26143
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE
    Strike NW-SE
    Dip NE
    Thickness 0.9M
    Length 400M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1973
    Period 1964-1973
    Material CONS
    Description Ap_Grade: ^12.7% Cu, 20.3g/T Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Copper Copper 13wt-pct
    Conc. Silver Silver 20g/mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 2984000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 12.71 wt-pct Copper Major 1975
    Silver Ag 275.8 g/mt Silver Major 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 605M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE WORKINGS INCLUDE A SHAFT (44M DEEP), 4 GALLERIES LEVEL 1.131M, LEVEL 2; 85M, LEVEL 3; 153M, LEVEL 4; 114M, AND OTHERS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI (1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA V. I P. 135

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI (1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA V. I P. 135

Reporter information

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

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