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Silver (commodity) from
Pirquitas Mine, Mina Pirquitas, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Commodity:Silver (commodity)
Significance:Significant commercial deposit of this mineral.
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Silver (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pirquitas Mine, Mina Pirquitas, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1208384
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1208384:8
GUID (UUID V4):bcc6e792-a1a8-492e-ab95-c047fe0b8581
Nearest other deposits of Silver (commodity)
32.5km (20.2 miles) Cerro Salle prospect, Cusi Cusi, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina
35.0km (21.7 miles) Chinchillas Mine, Mina Pirquitas, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina
50.5km (31.4 miles) Pan de Azucar Mine, Rinconada, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina
51.8km (32.2 miles) Rachaite, Abra Pampa, Cochinoca Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina
96.1km (59.7 miles) Mulato mine, Cerro Morokho (Cerro Moruco), Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia
99.0km (61.5 miles) Aviadora mine, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
deposits of the Ag-Sn Formation located within Argentina and Bolivia have been investigated mineralogically...the National Research Councils of Austria and Argentina, respectively. The Geological Survey of Bolivia...gold-copper-, silver-tin- and silver deposits can be distinguished. Starting with Argentina, the deposits...deposits of Pirquitas and El Quevar (Ag-Sn) as well as Capillitas and Famatina (Cu-Au) were investigated. The...The exotic ore mineralogy at Pirquitas (Ag-Sn-Zn-Pb) is dictated by the wide-spread occurrence of tin
Report (issue)
10.829(6) Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Pirquitas deposit, Argentina. 3.267 (100), 1.976 (80), 1.735 (80)...24.29 Total 100.03 99.6 100.00 (1) Pirquitas deposit, Argentina; by electron microprobe, corresponding...the classic Bolivian tin and silver deposits (Pirquitas deposit, Argentina). Association: Hocartite, pyrite...cassiterite (Pirquitas deposit, Argentina). Distribution: From the Pirquitas deposit, Rinconada Department, Jujuy...Jujuy Province, Argentina [TL]. At the Toyoha mine, Hokkaido, Japan. Name: For the type locality at the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
franckeite-type new mineral species from Jujuy Province, NW Argentina W. H. PAAR1,*, Y. MOËLO2, N. N. MOZGOVA3...PUTZ1, R. J. SUREDA8 AND M. K. DE BRODTKORB9 1 Department of Materials Engineering and Physics (Division...Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Salta, 4400 Salta, Argentina 9 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientı́ficas...de Buenos Aires, Paso 258-9º, 1640 Martinez, Argentina [Received 11 August 2008; Accepted 13 January...large Ag-Sn-Zn polymetallic Pirquitas deposit, Jujuy Province, NW-Argentina. The new mineral species is
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sn-Ag-(Zn) vein-type mineralization at the Pirquitas deposit, NW Argentina: Fluid inclusion and noble gas isotopic...Bolivian tin belt Pirquitas Epithermal Ag-Sn deposits Fluid inclusions Noble gas The Pirquitas Sn-Ag-(Zn) deposit...deposit in northwestern Argentina is thought to be an analogue to the Miocene polymetallic epithermal...origin and evolution of ore-forming fluids at Pirquitas. This paper reports on a microthermometric study...mineralization event II deposited the richest Ag ores at Pirquitas. Colloform sphalerite and pyrargyrite deposited
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pp. 126-135 METALLOGENETIC BELTS, CENTERS, ARGENTINA W. AND EPOCHS IN AND CHILE C. STOLL CONTENTS................. ABSTRACT Many ore depositsin Argentina and Chile are distributed in three meridional...Ranges of central Argentina, the Frontal Cordillera and other parts of the Andes in Argentina, and northern...copperbelt containsdepositsof copper,iron ore, gold, and silver, and other metals,all geneticallyrelated to granodioritic...districts in Argentina include those of gold, silver, copper, lead-zinc, manganese,tin-silver and others
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
a new mineral species, from the Pirquitas Ag-Sn deposit, NW-Argentina: mineralogy and crystal structure...Hellbrunnerstrasse 34, 5020 Salzburg, Austria 4 Department of Mineralogy, The Natural History Museum, London...of Buenos Aires, Paso 258-9A, 1640 Martinez, Argentina 6 Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Universität Bayreuth...mineral species from the Pirquitas Ag-Sn deposit (Province Jujuy, NW-Argentina). It was observed in symmetrically...head of the Department of Mineralogy and Economic Geology, University of Salta, Argentina. INTRODUCTION
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
EPITHERMAL Ag-Zn-Pb-Sn-RICH CORTADERAS ZONE, PIRQUITAS MINE, ARGENTINA EVAN T. SLATER§, ANDREW M. MCDONALD, ...Ag-Zn-Sn-rich Cortaderas Zone (CZ) at the Pirquitas mine, Jujuy, Argentina, were studied using optical petrographic...colloform, compositional zoning, Andean Tin Belt, silver, zinc, tin, galena. INTRODUCTION The Andean Tin...hosting significant base-metal mineralization. The Pirquitas mine, which is known to host significant Ag-Zn-Sn-Pb...Ag-Zn-Sn-Pb § mineralization, is located in Jujuy, Argentina, and is considered to represent the southernmost
Journal (issue)
Peru: Copper production begins at Antapaccay The mine will produce an average of 160,000 tons a year of...of copper in concentrates as well as gold and silver as byproducts during the first years of production...The key role of engineering companies Estimates of mine investments through 2020 suggest a busy time for...debate in Argentina: Growth confined to clear rules and more exploration 43 Goldcorp Argentina: Cerro...the EIS for El Morro will be finished” 50 Pirquitas Mine progresses in the completion of its production
Book (edition)
COMPENDIO de LAS ESPECIES MINERALES DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA Compilado y parcialmente actualizado por Milka...edición Roberto Miró ASOCIACIÓN MINERALÓGICA ARGENTINA FUNDACIÓN EMPREMIN 2015 PRÓLOGO Los tomos 1...(2007) de LAS ESPECIES MINERALES DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA se encuentran agotados y a pedido de numerosos...COMPENDIO DE LAS ESPECIES MINERALES DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA Con respecto a la versión anterior se han agregado...“Observaciones mineralógicas de la República Argentina”, referente a unas 30 especies pertenecientes
Journal (issue)
Ministro Hales y Caserones inician producción Silver Standard y el avance de sus proyectos Ministro...Ministro Hales and Caserones enter production Silver Standard advances its projects Disponible para tablet...The South American country has a huge portfolio of mine projects waiting to be developed. However, it also... the mine will produce an average of 200,000 metric tons of fine copper and 300 tons of silver annually...during its first five years (2014-2018). 14 CEO of Silver Standard: “Capital won’t go where there is trouble”
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Esperanza and Restauradora veins, Capillitas mine, Argentina María Florencia MÁRQUEZ-ZAVALÍA1,2*, Anna VYMAZALOVÁ3...s/n, Parque San Martin, CC330, (5500) Mendoza, Argentina; mzavalia@mendoza-conicet.gov.ar Mineralogía y...Cuyo, Centro Universitario (5502) Mendoza, Argentina Department of Rock Geochemistry, Czech Geological Survey...Capillitas mine, an epithermal precious- and base-metal vein deposit located in northern Argentina. Capillitas...tennantite-(Fe). Accessory minerals comprise hübnerite, gold, silver, stannite, stannoidite and mawsonite, and also
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Metallogenetic Epochs and Provinces of Bolivia The Tin-Province (Part I) The Metallogenetic Provinces of the Altiplano...formation of ore deposits using the Bolivian tin-province as an example. In the eastern Cordillera we are...The genesis of the tin-silver mineralization is discussed. Within the tin-province three metallogenic epochs...down-faulted and consequently preserved. The polymetallic province of the Altiplano contains subvolcanic ore deposits...activity. Transitions to the deposits of the tin-province exist in the north (Laurani and La Joya) and in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Hellbrunnerstrasse 34, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria 3 Department of Mineralogy, The Natural History Museum, London...coating miargyrite from the San Genaro mine, Huancavelica Department, Peru. It is triclinic and the third...R1(F) = 0.057, wR2(F ) = 0.128], aramayoite [Armonia mine, El Quevar, Argentinia: a = 7.813(2), b = 8.268(2)...Miargyrite is an economically important Ag ore of many silver deposits, whereas aramayoite is rare and cubargyrite...suite of high-grade silver ore specimens from the San Genaro mine, Huancavelica Department, Castrovirreyna
Report (issue)
Zn0.32 )Σ=0.99 Sn1.04 S4.00 . (2) Himmelsfürst mine, Germany; by electron microprobe, corresponding...stannite, canfieldite, tetrahedrite, pyrargyrite, silver, sphalerite, wurtzite, siderite, fluorite. Distribution:...and Chocaya. In the Pirquitas deposit, Riconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina. At Fournial, Cantal...Cantal, France [TL]. From the Himmelsfürst mine, Erbisdorf, near Freiberg, Saxony, Germany. In the Chat-Karagai...Huangshaping Pb–Zn deposit, Giuyang, Hunan Province, China. From the Toyoha mine, Hokkaido, Japan. In the USA, at
Corporate Document
HISTORY • KEY PLAYERS • INVESTORS' NEED TO KNOW • ARGENTINA INSIGHT .,,..,-·•--"~2 McEwEN ") ·MINING...ownerof the SanJose silver-gold minelocatednearGoldcorp'sCerroNegroprojectin Argentina • El Galloproduces55...projectin Nevada • LosAzulescopperdepositin SanJuan,Argentina. Exploration • Largeportfolioof explorationpropertiesin...wondering if che tinle is finally right co invest in Argentina - an w1derexplored country wich exceptional mineral...to know about che new investn1ent climate in Argentina. 'Confidence must be earned' Communication tops
Report (issue)
(2) 70.04 17.91 Total 99.1 100.00 (1) Porvenir mine, Bolivia; by electron microprobe, corresponding... Potosı́. In the Pirquitas deposit, Riconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina. In the USA, in Colorado...Colorado, in the Silver Bell mine, Red Mountain, Ouray Co.; at the Old Lout, Gladiator, and Alaska mines...Outlaw mine, Round Mountain district, Nye Co., and Pioche, Lincoln Co.; and in the Apache Hills mine, southeast...Grant Co., New Mexico. In Canada, in the Keeley mine, South Lorrain Township, Ontario. From Portugal
Report (issue)
Matilda mine, near Morococha, Peru [TL]. At Cerro Rico, Potosı́, Bolivia. From the Pirquitas deposit...deposit, Riconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina. In the USA, at the Mayflower mine, Boise basin area...Darwin mine, Inyo Co., California; in Colorado, near Lake City, Hinsdale Co., in the Revell #1 mine, north...north of Silver Cliff, Custer Co., at Leadville, Lake Co., and elsewhere; from the Campbell mine, Bisbee...Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona; at the Outlaw mine, Round Mountain district, Nye Co., Nevada. In Canada, in
Report (issue)
52 )Σ=3.26 (Bi7.31 Pb0.42 )Σ=7.73 S12.00 . (2) AW mine, Australia; by electron microprobe, corresponding...a soda-granite and an intrusive rhyolite (Outlaw mine, Nevada); with arsenides (Camsell River, Canada);...(Cobalt, Canada); in a molybdenite pipe deposit (AW mine, Australia). Association: Aikinite, chalcopyrite...covellite, muscovite, molybdenite, quartz (Outlaw mine, Nevada); safflorite, skutterudite, rammelsbergite...galena, bismuth, silver (Camsell River, Canada); molybdenite, bismuth, bismuthinite (AW mine, Australia).
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2.42(m), 2.02(s) IMA No. 2005–006 Greenwood iron mine, Harriman State Park, Tuxedo, Orange County, New... 2.191(10) IMA No. 2005–008 Vetralla, Viterbo Province, Latium, Italy Athos Callegari (Ca8REE2)10(Al0...65(100), 1.91(48), 1.74(28) IMA No. 2005–009 Sounion mine #19, Lavrion, Attica, Greece Werner Krause Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2...788(67), 2.582(21), 2.260(21) IMA No. 2005–011 Gentil mine, Mendes Pimentel County, Minas Gerais, Brazil Daniel...787(5), 1.495(5) IMA No. 2005–014 Bayun Obo iron mine, Inner Mongolia, China Xu Jinsha (Ce,La)4Fe2+(Ti
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals Article Environmental Impact of Mine Exploitation: An Early Predictive Methodology Based on...minerals can generate contaminated waters as acid mine drainage (AMD) and contaminated neutral drainage...geotechnics, metallurgy or environment department, at different stages in the mine development process. Moreover...of the mine life cycle and environmental problems could occur during production or once the mine has come...detection of the problems at the beginning of the mine development phase, improving waste management and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The Bolivian Tin-Silver No. 2 Province F. S. TURNEAURE Abstract The tin-silver provinceof Bolivia...batholiths,and the region to the south where tin, tin-silver, tin-zinc and other subvolcanicdepositsare associatedwith...Andesand the natureof the ore deposits. The tin-silver provinceof the Eastern Andes of Bolivia has only...to the north. ,xk,. sJj•o:•j•..2LC'd:'o•. TIN-SILVER BELT "-.,.__.2<:• •.. ..... •.F'"4,• ChojlIo ...shownin Figure • •ARGENTINA 2. Akhoughthe deepfaultsprobablyinfluencedthe F' •Pirquitas paleogeography of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Dr. Jacques Lepersonne, honorary head of the Department of Geology and Mineralogy, Musde royal de I'Afrique...cassiterite in the Pirquitas deposit, Jujuy province, Rinconada department, Argentina' The name is for...yellow needles.It is optically (Mn2*) from the Ochiai Mine, YamanashiPrefecture,Japan. biaxial,negative,ns...quartz, johannsenite and rhodochrositeat the Ochiai Mine, about 3.5 km west of Barazawa, Kohsai-cho, Nakakoma-gun...chromite, pyrrhotite, pyrite, chalcopyrite,gold, silver and PGM. The nameis for the composition and symmetry
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Volcanic Belt in the Sierras Pampeanas of San Luis, Argentina a b N. P. Urbina , P. Sruoga & L. Malvicini...Av. Ejército de los Andes 950, San Luis, 5700, Argentina b CONICET , Secretaría de Minería , Av. J. A...A. Roca 651, Capital Federal, 1322, Argentina Published online: 06 Jul 2010. To cite this article: N...Volcanic Belt in the Sierras Pampeanas of San Luis, Argentina, International Geology Review, 39:4, 287-306,...Av. Ejército de los Andes 950, 5700 San Luis, Argentina P. SRUOGA, AND L. MALVICINI CONICET, Secretaría
Report (issue)
United States of America 1990 930-J U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MANUEL LUJAN, Jr., Secretary...Geology and Geophysics; W. David Sinclair, Canadian Department of Energy, Mines and Resources (EMR), Geological...Survey of Canada; and Ian Crocker, South African Department of Mineral and Energy Mfairs, Geological Survey...- - - - - - - - 16 9. Proportions of total world mine production of tin accounted for by countries having...Countries having greater than 2,000 metric tons of tin mine production in any one of the selected years 1940-8
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(AIST) and 2CCT Mendoza-CONICET, IANIGLA, Mendoza, Argentina Abstract Tin-polymetallic base metal deposits...for Animas deposit, and 1,160 ppm and 3.7 for Pirquitas deposit. Those of zinc concentrates are as follows:...Potosi deposits are rich in silver, implying significance of both silver-polymetallic and tin-polymetallic...strata Tertiary granitoids Mesozoic granitoids ARGENTINA Fig. 1 Locality of the Bolivian tin-polymetallic...deposit mines. The recently opened San Cristobal mine is outstanding in size, containing 3.2 million tons
 
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