| Deposit ID | 10230957 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3570170002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pirquitas Tin Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.32945, -22.39754 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 4200 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jujuy(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Jujuy |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -66.32945, -22.39754 |
|---|
| Thickness | 3.5M | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 30000M | ||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 3M | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3570170002 |
AHLFELD, F.; 1950, GEOLGIA DE LA MINA PIRQUITAS. MINERIA BOL
ANO 7. NO.52. P. 4-5.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.