Mine detail: La Oriental Mine

Previously called 'Oriental'

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Location

Lat / long:

-23.18502, -65.69887

Resource(M)

Primary:	Zinc
Secondary:	Lead, Silver
Tertiary:	Gold
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Calcite, Magnetite, Quartz
Orebody form:	LENS

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Associated type:	Granite
Alteration processes:	Located Within Contact Metamorphic Halo Of Aguilar Granite (Pyroxene-Hornblende Horfels Facies)

References

MRDS	AR08211
DEP	10100593
Reference	{Deposit:: MAPA MINERO DE PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA MINISTERO DE ECONOMIA; REPUBLICA ARGENTINA; 1973 ANGELELLI (1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, V.II, P. 476-480 ANGELELLI ET AL. (1970) DESCRIPCION DEL MAPA METALOGENETICO DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, MINERALES METALIFEROS P. 117-118 AHLFELD, F. , 1955, GEOLOGIE DER BLEI-ZINKERZLAGERSTATTE AGUILAR (ARGENTINIEN) ERZMETALL, V.8, P. 551-598 GEMMELL, JB, 1992, GENESIS OF THE AGUILAR ZINC-LEAD-SILVER DEPOSIT, ARGENTINA; ECON GEOL, V.87, P. 2085-211}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
Reporter	Sow, Thierno