San Jose De Rinconada Mine

Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Gold, Zinc, Arsenic
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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107563
MRDS ID AR08001
Record type Site
Current site name San Jose De Rinconada Mine
Alternate or previous names Could Be Campanario Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.27195, -22.40754 (WGS84)
Elevation 4350
Relative position 24 KM SSE OF SAN JUAN DE ORO

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

  • WEST FLANK OF SIERRA DE LA RINCONADA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result AU GRADE 7-120 G/T

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.27195, -22.40754

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E-W
    Dip 50-60 N
    Thickness 0.02M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ORE MINED CONTAINED UP TO 120 G/T OF AU

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 156-157, P.44. ANGELELLI, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, V. 2, P.413

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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