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Susana Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Sulfur, Arsenic
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Reserves and resources
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005897
MRDS ID BL10076
Record type Site
Current site name Susana Mine
Alternate or previous names Nelson, Sucesiva Susana, Sucesiva Pampa, Volcan Amargo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.57142, -22.74697 (WGS84)
Elevation 5300
Relative position 7 KM E OF CAMPAMENTO MINA HORSU

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

Comments on the location information

  • SUSANA IS ON W FLANK OF CERRO RIO AMARGO, NELSON ON THE E FLANK. CONCESSION IS 32 SQ KM IN AREA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Orpiment Ore
Realgar Ore
Sulfur Ore
Alunite Gangue
Chalcedony Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Kaolinite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Opal Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Argillization

Analytical data

Result SIX SHALLOW DRILL HOLES AT NELSON AVERAGE 8.02% S 0.45% AS

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 167
USGS model code 25m
Deposit model name Fumarolic sulfur

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.57142, -22.74697
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Stratovolcano

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Porous Tuff

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Horsu S.A. (Empresa Minera Barrero)

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Total resources 280000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Sulfur S 27 wt-pct Sulfur Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Total resources 40000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Sulfur S 52 wt-pct Sulfur Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1969
    Total resources 819450000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Sulfur S 9.66 wt-pct Sulfur Major 1969

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DUBIOUS FIGURE FROM CONSEJO NACIONAL MARATIMO REPORT

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PITS

Comments on development

  • ECON.YEAR: 1974 ; ECON.COM: PRODUCED 1,800 MT/MO S IN 1974. IN 1990 PRODUCING 600-700 MT/MO 99.5% OR BETTER S CONCENTRATES. MILL HAS 4 AUTOCLAVES; A FLOATATION STEP BEING ADDED 1990 TO TREAT LOW-GRADE ORES. ; MILL.CAP : 21.6

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BALLIVIAN, M., AND BARRIOS, J., 1969, INFORME SOBRE ORIENTACION TECNICA MINA SUSANA SECTORES SUCESIVAS SUSANA Y SUCESIVAS NELSON: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-M-639, 16P., MAPS 1:25,000; 1:1,000; 1:500

  • Deposit

    DRILLING BY GEO RESOURCES INC. SUSANA: 5 DRILL HOLES; NELSON: 6 DRILL HOLES

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL, BALLIVIAN AND BARRIOS (1969)

  • Deposit

    VISITED BY USGS/GEOBOL AUG. 13, 1990

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    HORSU S.A. (1990, PERSONAL COMMUN.)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SUSANA ZONE IS 0.6 KM WIDE. ORE CONSISTS OF DISSEMINATED SULFUR, FRACTURE FILLINGS, AND POCKETS OF MASSIVE SULFUR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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