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Bartola Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Copper
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  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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005907
MRDS ID BL10093
Record type Site
Current site name Bartola Mine
Alternate or previous names San Bartolo, Bartolo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.46254, -21.71338 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
Relative position 4.5 KM N20E OF MALLCU CUEVA, 176 KM BY ROAD FROM UYUNI

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 Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Covellite Ore
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result ORE ANALYSES BY GEOBOL (1971): 0 TO 11.10% 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 > Conglomerate
    Rock unit name San Vicente
    Rock description San Vicente
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.46254, -21.71338
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On W Flank Of Syncline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Post-Mineralization N75e Fault

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N 30 E
    Dip 35 TO 54 SE
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Preferred Beds

Comments on the geologic information

  • MANTOS ARE THINNER IN LOWER MEMBER 1 OF SAN VICENTE FORMATION THAN IN UPPER MEMBER 2.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

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

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Total resources 2400300000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.55 wt-pct Copper Major 1971

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF PROSPECT PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA BARTOLO: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70 INFORME GE-42, 16P., MAPS 1:1,000; 1:500

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ARE SEVERAL MANTOS

Reporter information

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

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