Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Cadmium
TertiaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Hematite, Jamesonite, Limonite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Semseyite, Sphalerite, Stibnite
GangueAlunite, Barite, Calcite, Fluorite, Opal, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockMetasedimentary Rock · Adoyte; Pirgua
Associated rockDacite
AlterationOres Are Oxidezed To 40 M Depth. Kaolin Salbands Around Veins.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1925-1928, 1950-1952
First production1919
Last production1952
Identification
Deposit ID10099379
MRDS IDTC00574
Alternate namesEspana, Potosi, Jesuita, Isadora
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-22.61947, -66.04666
References
DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES, ARG.IGARZABAL, ANTONIO P., 1969, ESTRUCTURA, MINERALIZACION Y GENESIS DEL YACIMIENTO PLUMBO-ARGENTO-ZINCIFERO PAN DE AZUCAR: ACTAS DE LA CUARTAS JORNADAS GEOLOGICAS ARGENTINAS, V. 1, P. 371-396.E/MJ, 1979.CIMRI