Todos Santos Mine

Occurrence in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005884
MRDS ID BL10062
Record type Site
Current site name Todos Santos Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.18586, -21.72533 (WGS84)
Elevation 4100
Relative position 0.5 KM DUE W OF COMUNIDAD TODOS SANTOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Analytical data

Result ROCK ANALYSES BY GEOBOL (1971): 0 TO 0.1% CU

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 197
USGS model code 30b
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu
Mark3 model number 63

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name U Quehua
    Rock description U Quehua
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.18586, -21.72533

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SANDSTONES HAVE A GREENISH TINT BUT CONTAIN NO SIGNIFICANT MINERALIZATION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol)

Comments on the workings information

  • NO WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA TODOS SANTOS: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70 INFORME GE-16, 3P., MAP 1:1,000

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECORD INFORMATION ALSO SUPPLIED BY GEOBOL
Deposit NO MINERALIZATION KNOWN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Long, Keith R.; Camacho M. E. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.