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Field Study of Pirquitas mine in Jujuy Province, NW Argentina  

Lee, Han-Yeang (한국지질자원연구원)
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The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea / v.16, no.4, 2007 , pp. 189-195 More about this Journal
Abstract
Pirquitas mine was Bolivian type deposits, which Tertiary quartz andesites caused various epithermal quartz veins and deposited minerals of Sn and Ag in it. Main mineral was cassiterite and necessaries were pyrite, arsenopyrite, pynhotite, Probable ore reserve and daily production are 200 million tons and 5 thousand tons, respectively, and both of exploration and pit development are being carried simultaneously, but in near future open pit works can be done. This mine is owned by the Canadian company of "Silver Standard Resources" and it is located on $S22^{\circ}30, 4086m S.L. In view of infrastructure, geological environment and scale of ore reserves it is high potential area for domestic mining companies to participate share ownership.
Keywords
Argentina; Pirquitas mine; quartz andesites; Bolivian type deposit; Cassiterite;
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