Leoplan Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Gold, Antimony
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005893
MRDS ID BL10072
Record type Site
Current site name Leoplan Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.63224, -21.72922 (WGS84)
Elevation 4500
Relative position 5 KM S OF SAN PABLO DE LIPEZ

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
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore

Analytical data

Result ORE ANALYSIS (UNDP, 1989): 6 G/MT AG, 0.1 G/MT AU.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 77
USGS model code 20b
Deposit model name Sn-polymetallic vein

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Potoco
    Rock description Potoco
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Potoco
    Rock description Potoco

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.63224, -21.72922

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 55 TO 60 W
    Dip VERTICAL
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Nw Trending Structure

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discoverer Spanish Colonists

Mining district

District name Buena Vista

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner San Jose De Berque Ltda.

Comments on development

  • WAS BEING EXPLOITED IN 1970 FOR AG AND SB

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, 1989, PROYECTO DE METALES PRECIOSOS, PROVINCIA SUD LIPEZ, DEPARTAMENTO DE POTOSI, BOLIVIA: UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 29.

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, FEDERICO, 1954, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE BOLIVIA: BILBAO, IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL, P. 163

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY UNDP (1989

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN AVERAGES 0.13 M WIDE, VARIES FROM 3 TO 15 CM WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1990 Long, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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