Mine detail: Rinconada Mine

Previously called 'RosarioCruz Del Sud'

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Location: Jujuy, Argentina, South America
Lat / long: -22.45309, -66.16611
dep_id: 10004456
mrds_id: AR08075
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Silver
Minor mineral: Zinc
Trace mineral: Arsenic
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold, Sphalerite
gangue: Quartz
work_type: Underground
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
alteration: Oxidation
Reporter: Sow, Thierno, Page, Norman J.
hrock_unit: Acoite Formation
hrock_type: Schist,Shale,Siltstone
disc_yr: 1698
References:
  • Deposit:: DNGM BOL. 103 PP.58-59 ANGELELLI (1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA V.II P.413
  • Deposit:: HOSKOLD, H. D., 1904, OFFICIAL REPORT UPON THE MINES, MINING, METALLURGY, AND MINING LAWS ETC., OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC: MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES, NATIONAL SECTION OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, BUENOS AIRES, SOUTH AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, 474P.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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