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San Pedro Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Zinc, Silver
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006201
MRDS ID BL20159
Record type Site
Current site name San Pedro Mine
Alternate or previous names Alegria

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.66833, -19.77092 (WGS84)
Elevation 4775
Relative position 9.5 KM N80E OF ESTANCIA CHAQUILLA

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 Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stannite Ore
Marcasite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.66833, -19.77092
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60-63W
    Dip 70 SW
    Length 402M
    Width 0.4M
    Depth to top 30M
    Depth to bottom 150M

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 Justo Gardezabal Y Hermanos

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 22162000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.42 wt-pct Tin Major 1982
    Zinc Zn 0.13 wt-pct Zinc Major 1982
    Silver Ag 13 g/mt Silver Major 1982

Comments on the workings information

  • LEVEL 0: OPEN STOPE 30 M LONG, 1 A 2 M WIDE, SHAFT OF UNKNOWN DEPTH, LEVEL 1: TUNNEL ALONG VEIN 42 M LONG AND 10 M RAISE, LEVEL 2: CAVED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOLIVIAN AUDITORS AND CONSULTANTS, MARCH 1982, REPORT IN GEOBOL FILES

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    BOLIVIAN AUDITORS AND CONSULTANTS (1982)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONE VEIN (SAN PEDRO) ALMOST PERPENDICULAR TO BEDDING.

Reporter information

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

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