La Purisima Mine

Jujuy, Argentina

LeadZincCopperCobaltNickelUranium

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Commodities

PrimaryLead, Zinc, Copper, Cobalt, Nickel, Uranium

Commodity typeM

Deposit

Deposit sizeY

Orebody formTABULAR AND LENS

Materials

Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pitchblende, Pyrite, Sphalerite

GangueBarite, Calcite, Quartz

Geology

Host rockSchist · Acoite Formation

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

Identification

Deposit ID10004407

MRDS IDAR08011

Alternate namesRumicruz, Argentina, Don Santiago, Mona Carolina, Nona Constanza, Rosario, Silvia, Dona Emana, Nona Maria

RegionSA

Data scoreB

Coordinates-22.82391, -65.53832

References

SNGM, BOL. 170 P.73-74 ANGELELLI, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALLIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, V.1, P.137-138CIMRIBANCO INDUSTIAL DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA