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San Miguel Mine

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold
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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. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005946
MRDS ID BL10160
Record type Site
Current site name San Miguel Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.34812, -17.43878 (WGS84)
Elevation 3800
Relative position 3.5 KM N5E OF CALLAPA, 158 KM BY ROAD FROM LA PAZ

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Comments on the location information

  • ON NW FLANK WACASILLA LOMA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS BY VEDIA ET AL (1971): 5.7 TO 9.1% CU. ASSAYS BY CIA MINERA INTI ILLIMANI (1989): 3.80% CU, 77.5 G/T AG, 0.01 G/T AU.

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 Totora
    Rock description Totora
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.34812, -17.43878
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On E Flank Of Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N 40 W
    Dip 45 SW
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Preferred Beds

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1971
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 7wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS ADITS

Comments on development

  • EXAMINED AND SAMPLED BY CIA MINERA INTI ILLIMANI IN 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VEDIA, M., FERNANDEZ, L., AND MENDOZA, E., 1971, INFORME SOBRE ASISTENCIA TECNICA MINA SAN MIGUEL: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-688, 7P., MAPS 1:2,000; 1:200.

  • Deposit

    CIA. MINERA INTI ILLIMANI, 1989, ANNUAL REPORT, P. 3.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (VEDIA ET AL, 1971

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    VEDIA ET AL (1971)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANTO HAS AN AVERAGE THICKNESS OF 40 CM. MANTOS STRIKE N20W AND NS AND DIP 65SW.

Reporter information

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

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

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