Espiritu Santo Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006224
MRDS ID BL20191
Record type Site
Current site name Espiritu Santo Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.40502, -18.45263 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 KM S60E OF CHAYANTA

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.40502, -18.45263

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Pucro, Cerro Espiritu Santo

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Julio Salinas Hernandez

Production statistics

  • Year 1970
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Tin Tin 52wt-pct
  • Year 1971
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Tin Tin 53wt-pct
  • Year 1972
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Tin Tin 54wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN STOPES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL, BANCO MUNDIAL, I.M.CH., 302-418-10

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GEOBOL FILES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Mario Ballivian S. Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 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.