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San Luis Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Zinc, Lead, Copper
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  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006198
MRDS ID BL20156
Record type Site
Current site name San Luis Mine
Alternate or previous names Vila Khollo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.97445, -19.56843 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
Relative position 23.5 KM N85W OF POTOSI

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
Tin Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Pyritization, Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite
    Rock unit name Mondragon
    Rock description Mondragon
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.97445, -19.56843
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Folding And Fracturing; Nw-Se And Ne-Sw.

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Breach

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1965
Year of last production 1991

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Valeriano Fernandez

Production statistics

  • Year 1983
    Period 1983
    Accuracy Estimate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 4wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ORES SENT TO COMIBOL SN VOLITIZATION PLANT AT PALCA

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 1000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 4 wt-pct Tin Major 1984

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 10M
    Overall length 54.86M

Comments on the workings information

  • CRUDE OPEN PILLAR MINING

Reference information

Comments on the other database information

  • BL20206 AND BL20156 ARE NOT DUPLICATES, KEITH LONG, MARCH 94.

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORALES, E., JEMIO, J., AND AVENDANO, A., 1984, SAN LUIS MINE SEMIMECHANIZATION PROJECT REPORT: GEOBO

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    MORALES AND OTHERS (1984)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1991 Cardenas, Nestor Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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