Mine detail: La Poma Mine

Previously called 'La EsperanzaAliciaElvira. Veins E To W: La NegraVieja Esperanza SurChiflonRosaZetaNueva EsperanzaPorvenir'

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Location

Lat / long:

-24.25139, -66.47444

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Lead
Secondary:	Zinc, Copper
Ore:	Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Malachite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tenorite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Calcite, Hematite, Limonite, Quartz, Siderite
Orebody form:	PINCH AND SWELL

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1964

Geology

Host type:	Tuff,Dacite
Associated rock:	Penas Blancas Formation
Associated type:	Andesite
Structure:	2 Fractures
Tectonic:	Magmatic Arc
Alteration processes:	Sericitization, Argilitization, Propylitization

References

MRDS	TC00668
DEP	10056616
Reference	{Deposit:: DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES}{Deposit:: ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL. II, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, P. 393-704.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
Reporter	Bolm, Karen S., Long, Keith R.