Pumahuasi - Cangrejillos District

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Manganese, Arsenic
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000110
MRDS ID AR08080
Record type District
Current site name Pumahuasi - Cangrejillos District
Alternate or previous names Isabel, Pumahuasi, Chaussette, Matadero, Sol De Mayo, Cerro Colorado, Leman, La Belgica, Pulpera, Luisito, San Marcial, Perla, Washington Cangrejillos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.61613, -22.31423 (WGS84)
Relative position EXTENDS N-S ALONG THE LA QUIACA-JUJUY RAILROAD AND FROM CERRO BARRIOS AT THE NORTH END TO CERRO ABRA LAGUAN TO THE SOUTH, WITHIN A FAULT SYSTEM 15 KM WIDE.

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 Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Manganese Critical Secondary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.61613, -22.31423

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Mining district

District name PUMAHUASI - CANGREJILLOS DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI (1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA V.I, PP.481-483 DNGM BOL. 103 PP.60-62

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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