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Espiritu Santo Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006258
MRDS ID BL20237
Record type Site
Current site name Espiritu Santo Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.71611, -20.01426 (WGS84)
Elevation 2850
Relative position 7 KM S70W OF CAIZA "D"

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
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.71611, -20.01426
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On A N10e Anticline

Ore body information

  • Strike N 60-80 W
    Dip VERTICAL

Comments on the geologic information

  • AFLORAN EN EL AREA SEDIMENTOS PALEOZOICOS DEL ORDOVICICO LITOLOGICAMENTE SON LUTITAS INTERESTRATIFICADAS CON DELGADOS BANCOS DE ARENISCAS. HACIA EL N DELAREA SE HALLA LA CALDERA DE KARI KARI Y HACIA EL W AFLORAN REDUCIDOS SEDIMENTOS DEL CRETACICO. LOS ESTRATOS ORDOVICICOS SE HALLAN PLEGADOS POR EL CERRO MASARI PASA UN ANTICLINAL SIMETRICO PRESENTANDO DOS FRACTURAS QUE CONSTITUIRIAN LAS VETAS DE LA MINA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1970

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sra. Hortensia Sanchez De Herbas

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Total resources 14000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 2.45 wt-pct Lead Major 1981
    Silver Ag 114 g/mt Silver Major 1981
    Zinc Zn 0.58 wt-pct Zinc Major 1981

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 25M

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSSCUT ADITS ON TWO VEINS

Reference information

Comments on the other database information

  • BL20237 AND BL20191 ARE NOT DUPLICATES, KEITH LONG, MARCH 94

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DELGADO A., J., 1981, MINTEC INTERNAL REPORT

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS AVERAGE 0.02 TO 0.40 M WIDE AND ARE UP TO 250 M LONG

Reporter information

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

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