San Juan Mine

Producer in Cochabamba, Bolivia with commodities Antimony, Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006170
MRDS ID BL20117
Record type Site
Current site name San Juan Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.34111, -17.73932 (WGS84)
Relative position 9 KM S70W OF CAPINOTA, 1 KM E OF ORCOMA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba
Bolivia Cochabamba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.34111, -17.73932

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1979
    Accuracy Estimate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Antimony Antimony 57wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DE LA FUENTE, J.C., AND RODRIGUEZ, J., 1979, SAN JUAN MINE INVENTORY PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL INFORME

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    DE LA FUENTE AND RODRIGUEZ (1979)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Moreno Dorado, Jorge Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-SEP-1903 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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