| Deposit ID | 10134287 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3570170003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Aguilar |
| Alternate or previous names | Aguilar |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -65.58272, -23.23082 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 4500 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jujuy(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Jujuy |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -65.58272, -23.23082 |
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| Length | 225M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Width | 12M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 250M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1930 |
| Mining method | Timbered Stopes - Underhand Square-Set |
| Year of first production | 1930 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Compania Minera Del Sur, S. A. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Bolivia |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Compania Minera Aguilar, S. A. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Argentina |
| Year | 1994 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 7000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 7000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 5240000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 5240000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3570170003 |
AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUN 93,P. 43.
MINING MAGAZINE, SOUTH AMERICA: ARGENTINA: V. 119, NO. 3,
P. 228.
WORLD MINING YEARBOOK, CATALOG, SURVEY AND DIRECTORY,
ARGENTINA: V. 29, NO. 7, 1976, P. 177.
ARGENTINA: V. 27, NO. 7, 1974, P. 179.
MINING MAGAZINE, ARGENTINA: SEPTEMBER, 1972, P. 293.
RIO TINTO ZINC MINING COST ANALYSIS SYSTEM, PERFORMANCE
ANALYSIS: ARGENTINA: FEBRUARY 25, 1975, P. 17, 239.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, PROGRESS IN SOUTH AMERICA:
APRIL, 1964, P. 115-116.
WORLD MINING YEARBOOK, CATALOG, SURVEY AND DIRECTORY, LATIN
AMERICA: ARGENTINA: RECORD AGUILAR LEAD AND ZINC OUTPUT;
EXPLORATION BIDS: V. 23, NO. 7, 1970, P. 143.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF
MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, INTERNATIONAL
MINE/PLANT UNITS: ARGENTINA: NEW YORK, MCGRAW-HILL,
1977, P. 253.
WORLD MINES REGISTER 76/77, COMPANIES BY COUNTRY: V. 31,
1976, P. 15.
MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK: LONDON, FINANCIAL TIMES
LIMITED, 1977, P. 482-483.
MINING JOURNAL, JANUARY 24, 1975.
SISSELMAN, R. (ED.), 1978, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL
HANDBOOK OF MINERAL UNDERGROUND MINING, VOL, 3, E/MJ
LIBRARY OF OPERATING HANDBOOKS.
PROFILE REPORT COMPLETED BY PERSONNEL EMPLOYED BY ST. JOE
MINERALS COMPANY.
ST. JOE MINERALS CORPORATION JOINT PROXY STATEMENT AND
PROSPECTUS, JUNE 19, 1981.
SKILLINGS, D.N.. "CIA. MINERA AGUILAR SA'S AGUILAR MINE",
SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, APRIL 23, 1994, PP. 4-7.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF THREE ORE BODIES WHICH STRIKE N-S AND DIP 60 DEGREES WEST. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 28-SEP-94 | Difrancesco, Carl A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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