Pircas Tin Mine

Unknown in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Silver, Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304395
MAS/MILS ID 3570170001
Record type Site
Current site name Pircas Tin Mine
Alternate or previous names Potosi Tin Mine, San Miguel, Nueva Granda, Chocaya

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -66.35945, -22.44753 (WGS84)
Elevation 4300

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jujuy(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Jujuy

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Unknown
Cerargyrite Unknown
Polybasite Unknown
Proustite Unknown
Pyrargyrite Unknown
Silver Unknown
Stephanite Unknown
Tetrahedrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -66.35945, -22.44753

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PYRITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N65W:
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELILLI, V.; FERNANDEZ LIMA, J.C., HERRERA, A.; AND ARSTAR

  • Deposit

    ; 1970, DESCRIPCION DEL MAPA METALOGENETICO DE LA REPUBLICA

  • Deposit

    NA: DIRRECION NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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