Mine detail: San Francisco De Los Andes

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-30.83635, -69.60061

Resource(M)

Primary:	Bismuth, Copper, Silver
Secondary:	Tin, Gold, Zinc
Ore:	Beudantite, Bismuth, Bismuthinite, Bismutite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Conichalcite, Covellite, Cuprite, Digenite, Gold, Olivenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tenorite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Apatite, Chlorite, Goethite, Hematite, Jarosite, Quartz, Sericite, Tourmaline
Orebody form:	VERTICAL, COLUMNAR BODY WITH ELLIPTICAL PLAN

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	1941 UP TO 1980
First production started:	1941
Last production ended:	1945

Geology

Host type:	Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Associated rock:	Amancay Granodiorite;Amancay Granodiorite;Chorillos Granodiorite
Associated type:	Diorite,Slate,Quartzite,Siltstone
Structure:	Beds Strike N-S, Dip From 45 To Vertical
Alteration processes:	Quartz-Tourmaline-Apatite-Sericite

References

MRDS	AR16091
DEP	10005549
Reference	{Deposit:: ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGETINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. 1, PP. 102-103.}{Deposit:: MINING SECRETARY, 1993, DIRECTORY OF MINING & INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC: MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND PUBLIC SERVICES, P. 336.}{Deposit:: LLAMBIAS, E.J., AND MALVICINI, L., 1969, THE GEOLOGY AND GENESIS OF THE BI-CU MINERALIZED BRECCIA-PIPE, SAN FRANCISCO DE LOS ANDES, SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 64, NO. 3, P. 271-286.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: (1&2) ANGELELLI, 1984, P. 103; 3) MINING SECRETARY 1993, P. 336; (4) LLAMBIAS AND MALVIVINI (1969).}
Reporter	Venable, Margaret, Page, Norman J.