San Pedro Mine

Producer 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005924
MRDS ID BL10122
Record type Site
Current site name San Pedro Mine
Alternate or previous names Don Piot Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.56863, -21.39978 (WGS84)
Elevation 4140
Relative position NEAR ESMERALDA MINE

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

Analytical data

Result ORE ANALYSES BY GEOBOL (1969): 4.03% CU OVER 15 CM, 12.91% CU OVER 4 CM

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.56863, -21.39978

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On Nw Flank Kellu Kellu Anticline

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Piotr Zubrzycky

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 20M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1969, INVESTIGACIONES DE LOS YACIMIENTOS DE COBRE, PROVINCIAS SUD Y NOR LIPEZ, DPTO. DE POTOSI: INFORME V-010, 23P., MAPS 1:40,000; 1:500

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1969

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANTOS ARE N25W 50 TO 55W, 1 TO 25 CM THICK

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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