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Providencia Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, 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. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  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 10006268
MRDS ID BL20248
Record type Site
Current site name Providencia Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.78281, -17.03101 (WGS84)
Elevation 3600
Relative position 6 KM N40E OF INDEPENDENCIA

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
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Alkalic Intrusive Rock > Nepheline Syenite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.78281, -17.03101
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N 30 W
    Dip VERTICAL
    Width 0.4M

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 Abel Mercado

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 15M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHORT ADITS AND CROSSCUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRIANSON, JAIME, 1951, BANCO MINERO INTERNAL REPORT

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHORT VEINS 0.07 TO 0.40 M WIDE EXPLORED TO 15 M DEPTH.

Reporter information

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

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