| Lat / long: | -22.68253, -66.53612 |
| Primary: | Tin, Silver |
| Ore: | Argentite, Cerargyrite, Miargyrite, Polybasite, Proustite, Silver, Stannite, Stephanite, Tetrahedrite |
| Gangue: | Alunite, Anglesite, Ankerite, Boulangerite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Jarosite, Kaolin, Limonite, Malachite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite |
| Orebody form: | OVAL, ORIENTED WNW |
| Discovery year: | 1934 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Producer |
| First production started: | 1936 |
| Host rock: | Acoite Formation |
| Host type: | Shale,Sandstone |
| Associated rock: | Galan Formation |
| Associated type: | Dacite |
| Structure: | High Plateau, Undrained Basins, N-Trending Steep Fault Block Ranges And Gentler Anticlinal Structures, Extinct Qat Volcanoes To West, Overturned Folds, 2 Main Faults (No Data On Trend) A Smaller System Of Vein-Filled Faults Of Tert Age |
| Tectonic: | Magmatic Arc |
| Alteration processes: | Hydrothermal Alteration, Sericitization, Pyritization |
| MRDS | W002093 |
| DEP | 10068835 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: ANGELELLI, V., FERNANDEZ LIMA, J.C., HERRERA, A., AND ARSTARAIN, L., 1970, DESCRIPCION DEL MAPA METALOGENETICO DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: DIRRECION NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, P.67 (SPANISH).}{Deposit:: ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL. II: LA PLATA, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, P. 393-704.}{Deposit:: TURNER, J.C.M., 1982, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 3AB, MINA PIRQUITAS: DNGM 187, P. 42-43.}{Production:: ANGELELLI, 1970, REF., ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, P. 489.} |
| Reporter | Davidson, Claire B., Bolm, Karen S., Long, Keith R. |