San Jorge

San Juan, Argentina

CopperLeadZinc

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Commodities

PrimaryCopper, Lead

SecondaryZinc

Commodity typeM

Deposit

Deposit sizeS

Orebody formLENSE

Ore controlFracture System - Principal Direction N-S To Nw, Secondary Sets N30e & Nw - Ore Located In Intersection Of N-S & Nw With N30e.

Materials

Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite

Geology

Host rockAndesite

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

Production years1924-1926, 1940-?

Identification

Deposit ID10005551

MRDS IDAR16094

RegionSA

Data scoreC

Coordinates-31.14746, -69.41616

References

ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGETINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. I, PP. 191-192CIMRI