Ana Rosario Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Antimony
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006195
MRDS ID BL20153
Record type Site
Current site name Ana Rosario Mine
Alternate or previous names Juana, Pepito

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.32113, -20.13537 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 1.75 KM S35W OF TICATICA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE OF THREE ANALYSIS: 0.10% SB

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Cancaniri
    Rock description Cancaniri

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.32113, -20.13537

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On Axis Of A N-S Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Length 100M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hugo Martinet

Comments on the workings information

  • ABOUT 15 M OF EXPLORATION WORKINGS IN SHALLOW SHAFTS ON TWO LEVELS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNNY DELGADO DE OSCAR TAPIA, INFORME PERSONAL, 1968, ARCHIVOS MINTEC 1-UM-4.

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS 0.5 TO 2 CM WIDE IN AN ALTERED AREA 100 M LONG WITH VEINLETS OF IRON OXIDES.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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