Jujuy
Plant

El Aguilar

Jujuy, Argentina
ZincLeadSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsGalena, Pyrite, Quartz, Silver, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1930
Discovery year1930
Identification
Deposit ID10134287
Alternate namesAguilar
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-23.23082, -65.58272
References
MINING MAGAZINE, SOUTH AMERICA: ARGENTINA: V. 119, NO. 3,P. 228.WORLD MINING YEARBOOK, CATALOG, SURVEY AND DIRECTORY,ARGENTINA: V. 29, NO. 7, 1976, P. 177.ARGENTINA: V. 27, NO. 7, 1974, P. 179.MINING MAGAZINE, ARGENTINA: SEPTEMBER, 1972, P. 293.RIO TINTO ZINC MINING COST ANALYSIS SYSTEM, PERFORMANCEANALYSIS: ARGENTINA: FEBRUARY 25, 1975, P. 17, 239.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, PROGRESS IN SOUTH AMERICA:APRIL, 1964, P. 115-116.WORLD MINING YEARBOOK, CATALOG, SURVEY AND DIRECTORY, LATINAMERICA: ARGENTINA: RECORD AGUILAR LEAD AND ZINC OUTPUT;EXPLORATION BIDS: V. 23, NO. 7, 1970, P. 143.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OFMINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, INTERNATIONALMINE/PLANT UNITS: ARGENTINA: NEW YORK, MCGRAW-HILL,1977, P. 253.WORLD MINES REGISTER 76/77, COMPANIES BY COUNTRY: V. 31,1976, P. 15.MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK: LONDON, FINANCIAL TIMESLIMITED, 1977, P. 482-483.MINING JOURNAL, JANUARY 24, 1975.SISSELMAN, R. (ED.), 1978, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNALHANDBOOK OF MINERAL UNDERGROUND MINING, VOL, 3, E/MJLIBRARY OF OPERATING HANDBOOKS.PROFILE REPORT COMPLETED BY PERSONNEL EMPLOYED BY ST. JOEMINERALS COMPANY.ST. JOE MINERALS CORPORATION JOINT PROXY STATEMENT ANDPROSPECTUS, JUNE 19, 1981.SKILLINGS, D.N.. "CIA. MINERA AGUILAR SA'S AGUILAR MINE",SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, APRIL 23, 1994, PP. 4-7.AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUN 93,P. 43.